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The Small modular reactors (SMRs) defined based on the output nuclear power plant rate, typically less than 300 MW), are an emerging nuclear power plant technology, suitable for large grids as well as remote load centers and offer load following and frequency response capabilities. Detailed dynamic models including reactor dynamics are necessary for power system dynamic studies. These reactors provide a broad range of applications beyond the electrical system, possibly addressing partial or full thermal power to cogenerate applications, such as heating, hydrogen generation, and desalination.
Several nations are developing small modular reactors (SMRs) to incite the use of nuclear energy in the world’s energy matrix to meet future energy demands and environmental standards. These reactors aim for the deployment of innovative nuclear technologies in energy systems by several advantages (security, safety, waste management, adapting plant output to increase operating flexibility...etc.).
While many advanced models are being developed for SMRs, very few attempts have been made to develop a model that adequately represents the reactor dynamics in electric grid-integration studies with an appropriate pressurizer, steam generator and turbine models. The aim of our work reinforces this attempt to develop a model contributing to the early deployment of SMR any power systems energy.
The simulation process of the proposed model will be validated experimentally using the Digital Twin Digital technology by using hardware-in-the-loop technique, which consisted of the modeling being integrated into the hardware and tested using real-time simulators. The proposed system will be designed and adapted to be easily integrated with existing microgrid systems to represent the behavior of an SMR in nuclear-power energy systems, avoiding high investments and complexity in testing and implementing actual nuclear reactors.
Keywords: small modular reactor; Digital twin technology; hardware-in-the-loop; nuclear power energy systems; modeling and simulation.
| Country OR International Organization | Algeria |
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| Email address | s.touati@crnb.dz |
| Confirm that the work is original and has not been published anywhere else | yes |
