Title: Fuzzy-logic-based identification of transients in the feed-water system of a nuclear power plant

Authors: Enrico Zio, Irina Crenguta Popescu

Addresses: Department of Nuclear Engineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Via Ponzio 34/3, 20133 , Milan, Italy. ' Department of Nuclear Engineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Via Ponzio 34/3, 20133 , Milan, Italy

Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of the on-line identification of transients in monitored process signals. A fuzzy-logic-based methodology is adopted. A case study is considered regarding the identification of transients in one section of the feed-water system of a nuclear power plant. The noise associated with the (simulated) signals renders the task of trend identification rather difficult. In spite of this, the method is shown to be capable of capturing important features of the signals trends and of correctly classifying them as increasing, decreasing or steady.

Keywords: fuzzy logic; genetic algorithms; nuclear power plants; nuclear energy; online transient identification; feedwater systems; process monitoring; transients classification.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNKM.2007.013562

International Journal of Nuclear Knowledge Management, 2007 Vol.2 No.3, pp.249 - 267

Published online: 06 May 2007 *

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