Independent process signal control and monitoring system for a nuclear reactor containment vessel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11145426-B2
Application number	US-201716490692-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2017
Priority date	Apr 13, 2017
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

A process signal control and monitoring system, includes: a signal processing device which is installed on an outside of a nuclear reactor containment vessel, an internal electrical power source, an analog-digital conversion part, an internal communication part which transmits the digital signal to the signal processing device, an internal repeater, and an external repeater which transmits the received signal to a communication satellite. When electric power supply from the signal processing device is disconnected, the internal electrical power source supplies electric power which is charged in the rechargeable battery, to the analog-digital conversion part and the internal communication part; and the internal communication part judges whether communication with the signal processing device is continued or disconnected; and when the communication is judged to be continued, the internal communication part continues transmitting the digital signal to the signal processing device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A process signal control and monitoring system, comprising:
a signal processing device which is installed on an outside of a nuclear reactor containment vessel,
an internal electrical power source which charges a rechargeable battery with electric power, supplied from the signal processing device,
an analog-digital converter which converts an analog signal into a digital signal, the analog signal transmitted from a sensor which is installed on an inside of the nuclear reactor containment vessel,
an internal communicator, comprising a processor, which transmits the digital signal, converted in the analog-digital converter, to the signal processing device,
an internal repeater which is installed on an inside of the nuclear reactor containment vessel, and
an external repeater which is installed on the outside of the nuclear reactor containment vessel and when receiving a signal from the internal repeater, transmits the received signal to a communication satellite,
wherein when electric power supply from the signal processing device is disconnected, the internal electrical power source supplies electric power, which is charged in the rechargeable battery, to the analog-digital converter and the internal communicator; and
the internal communicator judges, after the electric power supply from the signal processing device is disconnected, whether communication with the signal processing device is connected or disconnected; and
when the internal communicator judges that the communication with the signal processing device is connected, the internal communicator continues transmitting the digital signal, which is converted in the analog-digital converter, to the signal processing device.

2. The process signal control and monitoring system according to claim 1 ,
wherein a thermoelectric element installed on the inside of the nuclear reactor containment vessel is provided, and
the internal communicator operates with electric power which the thermoelectric element supplies.

3. The process signal control and monitoring system according to claim 1 ,
wherein when the internal communicator judges that the communication with the signal processing device is disconnected, the internal communicator transmits the digital signal, which is converted in the analog-digital converter, to the internal repeater.

4. The process signal control and monitoring system according to claim 3 ,
wherein the internal communicator transmits the digital signal, which is converted in the analog-digital converter, to the internal repeater by wire communication.

5. The process signal control and monitoring system according to claim 3 ,
wherein the internal communicator transmits the digital signal, which is converted in the analog-digital converter, to the internal repeater by wireless communication.

6. The process signal control and monitoring system according to claim 5 ,
wherein when the internal communicator transmits the digital signal, which is converted in the analog-digital converter, to the internal repeater by wireless communication, the internal communicator transmits the digital signal with a transmission period later than that of a normal operation time.

7. The process signal control and monitoring system according to claim 3 ,
wherein when the external repeater receives a signal from a communication satellite,
the internal repeater will transmit the signal which the external repeater received from the communication satellite.

8. The process signal control and monitoring system according to claim 7 ,
wherein when the internal communicator receives the signal which the internal repeater transmitted,
the internal communicator transmits to the internal communicator with a transmission period later than that of the normal operation time.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Hamaya Yoichiro

Classifications

• G05B19/042

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G21C17/00

  Monitoring; Testing (measuring in general G01); {Maintaining} · CPC title

• G21D3/001 Primary

  Computer implemented control · CPC title

• Y02E30/30

  Nuclear fission reactors · CPC title

• H02J2207/10

  Control circuit supply, e.g. means for supplying power to the control circuit · CPC title