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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1976
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1973
Gary W Berkebile, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Francesco Lardi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Leaman B Podolsky, Wilmington, DE (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A combined digital computer/analog control system for operating a boiling water reactor steam turbine power plant, wherein the digital computer provides a throttle pressure setpoint, speed error and load demand for controlling the plant depending upon the operational states of the system, is disclosed. The analog portion of the system also controls the plant in cooperation with the digital computer for certain operational states and conditions when the digital computer is in operation; and the analog system alone controls the plant when the digital computer is out of service. The transfer between such control is effected depending upon the operational states of the system and certain of the components therein. The system also includes in the digital computer portion, the provision for preventing a load demand which is outside the limits of the reactor circulation system when the reactor is in a state of automatic operation.