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Control Systems in Nuclear Power Engineering

Language of instruction angličtina, čeština
Code 352-0571
Abbreviation ŘSvJE
Course title Control Systems in Nuclear Power Engineering
Coordinating department Department of Control Systems and Instrumentation
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Miroslav Mahdal, Ph.D.

Summary

The student will be able to explain the fundamental principles of control systems used in nuclear power plants, particularly systems based on programmable logic controllers (PLC), real-time (RT) systems, and digital logic (FPGA). They will also be able to navigate the structure of control and supervisory systems and distinguish between safety and non-safety parts of control. The student will be able to analyze a simple control task, propose a basic solution, configure a PLC, and develop a simple control program using logical functions, timers, counters, and block structures. At the same time, they will be able to work with standard industrial signals, explain basic communication principles, and use tools for process visualization such as HMI and SCADA systems. They will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills to solving practical automation tasks in the field of nuclear energy.

Literature

[1] CAPPELLI, Mauro (ed.), 2022. Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing / Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-102836-0 .
[2] BARRY, Richard, 2016. Using the FreeRTOS Real Time Kernel: A Practical Guide. Real Time Engineers Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9990228-1-2 .
[3] IAEA, 2016. Design of Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants (SSG-39). Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency. ISBN 978-92-0-102715-0 .
[4] BERGER, H. Automating with STEP 7 in STL and SCL: SIMATIC S7-300/400 Programmable Controllers. Publicis, 2012. ISBN 978-3895784125.

Advised literature

[1] STMICROELECTRONICS, 2017. PM0214 Programming manual: STM32F3 Series, STM32F4 Series, STM32L4 Series and STM32L4+ Series Cortex®-M4 programming manual. Geneva, Switzerland. Dostupné také z: https://www.st.com/resource/en/programming_manual/dm00046982.pdf
[2] STMICROELECTRONICS, 2017. RM0090 Reference manual. Geneva, Switzerland. Dostupné také z: https://www.st.com/resource/en/reference_manual/dm00031020.pdf
[3] SILBERSCHATZ, Abraham; GALVIN, Peter B.; GAGNE, Greg, 2018. Operating System Concepts. 10th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-32091-1 .