Using the dynamic model of the cogenerating nuclear gas turbine plant developed in Part I of this article, the dynamic behavior of this plant is analyzed and a control structure is designed. First it is determined how several design choices affect the system dynamics. Then the requirements and options for a control system design are investigated. A number of possible control valve positions in the flowsheet are tested with transients in order to make an argued choice. The model is subsequently used to determine the optimal working conditions for different heat and power demands, these are used as set-points for the control system. Then the interaction between manipulated and controlled variables is mapped and based on this information a choice for coupling them in decentralized feedback control loops is made. This control structure is then tuned and tested. It can be concluded that both heat and power demand can be followed with acceptable performance over a wide range.

Issue Section:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
cogeneration, modelling, nuclear power stations, gas turbine power stations, electric power generation
Topics:
Control systems, Design, Flow (Dynamics), Gas turbines, Heat, Pressure, Temperature, Transients (Dynamics), Valves, Stress, Compressors, Turbines, Helium, Dynamic modeling
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