Training simulator for a nuclear power plant

An automated training simulator for the real-time dynamic operation of a nuclear power plant;

• said simulator comprising
• a plurality of command devices manually operable to selected positions to generate input signals corresponding to the operational state of representative plant control devices;
• calculating means including sequence controlling means governed by the input signals to generate data values relating to the operational state of the representative plant, said sequence controlling means including the following components (a) storage means for storing a plurality of data values relating to a distinct steady-state operating condition of the representative plant independent of the input data,
• (b) first indicating means governed by the stored data values to indicate said distinct operating condition,
• (c) means to detect the actual operated position of the manually operable command devices,
• (d) means governed by the position detecting means and the stored data values to generate a position data value at least for each of the manually operable command devices in a position out of correspondence with said distinct steady-state condition;
• and
• second indicating means governed by said position data values to indicate the individual command devices required to be operated for the input signals to correspond to said steady-state condition data values.

An automated training simulator for the dynamic operation of a nuclear power plant, comprising

• a plurality of manually operable command devices to generate input data corresponding to the operation of respective representative plant control devices,
• calculating means including sequence controlling means having the following components (a) means to initiate a scan of the generated input data repetitively at periodic time intervals to detect a change in the operated position of a first plurality of predetermined command devices during each said time interval,
• (b) means to inititate immediately a scan of the input data relating to the position of a second plurality of predetermined command devices in response to the operation of one of the second plurality of predetermined command devices,
• (c) means to initiate during each predetermined time interval the generation of data values relating to physical values for a first portion of the representative plant,
• (d) means to initiate the generation of data values relating to physical values for a second portion of the representative plant in response to a detected change in one of the second plurality of predetermined command devices;
• and
• indicating devices responsive to the generated data values relating to physical values to monitor the operation of the representative plant.

An automated training simulator for the real-time dynamic operation of a nuclear powered electrical generating plant, comprising

• a plurality of manually operable command devices corresponding to representative plant control devices to generate input data,
• calculating means including sequence controlling means having the following components (a) first buffer means to store input data in accordance with the operation of the command devices,
• (b) second buffer means to store data values relating to physical values in the operation of the representative plant,
• (c) means to generate data values relating to physical values in the operation of the representative plant in accordance with data values stored in the second buffer means,
• (d) means to initiate repetitively a scan of the first buffer means at periodic time intervals to detect a change in data values stored therein caused by the operation of selected ones of the command devices,
• (e) means to transfer data values from the first buffer means to the second buffer means during each said periodic time intervals,
• (f) means to initiate in sequence at periodic time intervals the generation of predetermined ones of the physical data values,
• (g) means to initiate the generation of other predetermined physical data values in response to a change of a data value stored in the first buffer means,
• (h) third buffer means to store output data values for monitoring the operation of the representative plant,
• (i) means to transfer data values from the second buffer means to the third buffer means during each said periodic time interval;
• and
• indicating devices responsive to the output data values to monitor the operation of the representative plant.

An automated training simulator for the dynamic operation of a nuclear power plant:

• comprising
• a plurality of manually operable command devices to generate input data corresponding to the operation of representative plant control devices;
• calculating means including sequence controlling means having the following components (a) first buffer means to store input data corresponding to the operation of command devices and to store output data values for operating the indicating devices,
• second buffer means to store data values relating to physical values in the operation of the representative plant,
• (b) first means to detect repetitively at periodic time intervals changes in first predetermined stored input data of the first buffer means,
• (c) second means when activated to detect changes in second predetermined stored input data of the first buffer means,
• (d) third means to activate the second means in response to the operation of selected ones of the command devices,
• (e) modeling means when activated to generate the data values relating to physical values in the operation of the representative plant in accordance with the input data relating to the operation of the command devices,
• (f) fourth means to activate the modeling means repetitively during distinct periodic time intervals to change the physical data values stored in the second buffer means in accordance with the change of input data in the first buffer means,
• (g) fifth means activated subsequent to the completion of each generation of the physical data values by the modeling means during each periodic time interval to detect a change in the output data stored in the first buffer means;
• and
• indicating devices responsive to the output data of the first buffer means for monitoring the physical state of the representative plant and the operated condition of the command devices.