CENTRAL CONTROL DEVICE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, PLANT OPERATION SUPPORT DEVICE, AND PLANT OPERATION SUPPORT METHOD

• US 20150049851A1
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Inventors: Yokoyama, Masanori
• Application Number:
  US14/387,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20150049851A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 376/217
• CPC Class Codes: G21D 3/001 Computer implemented control
• CPC Class Codes: G21D 3/008 Man-machine interface, e.g. control room layout
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 30/00 Energy generation of nuclear origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 30/30 Nuclear fission reactors

Abstract

A central control device of a nuclear power plant monitors and controls the nuclear power plant. The central control device includes monitoring operation devices (for example, an alarm VDU, a common system VDU, and a safety system VDU of an operation console) each having both a function as a display unit that displays information on the nuclear power plant (for example, operation information, safety information, and the like) and a function as an operation unit that operates the nuclear power plant, and a control unit that controls these monitoring operation devices. The control unit selects an operation procedure document corresponding to an input operation to a monitoring operation device and displays the operation procedure document on the monitoring operation device.

Claims

1. A central control device of a nuclear power plant, for monitoring and controlling the nuclear power plant, the central control device comprising:

a monitoring operation device having both a function as a display unit that displays information on the nuclear power plant and a function as an operation unit that operates the nuclear power plant; and

a control unit that controls the monitoring operation device, wherein

the control unit selects an operation procedure document corresponding to an input operation to the monitoring operation device and displays the operation procedure document on the monitoring operation device.

2. The central control device of a nuclear power plant according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays an alarm on the monitoring operation device when abnormality occurs in the nuclear power plant.

3. The central control device of a nuclear power plant according to claim 1, wherein the control unit diagnoses a status of the nuclear power plant and displays a diagnosis result on the monitoring operation device.

4. The central control device of a nuclear power plant according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the operation procedure document and information on the nuclear power plant prescribed in the operation procedure document in association with each other on the monitoring operation device.

5. The central control device of a nuclear power plant according to claim 1, wherein the control unit diagnoses transition in state quantity of the nuclear power plant during steady operation and displays a diagnosis result on the monitoring operation device.

6. The central control device of a nuclear power plant according to claim 1, wherein the control unit records a corresponding operation prescribed in the operation procedure document displayed on the monitoring operation device and the input operation to the monitoring operation device in association with each other.

7. The central control device of a nuclear power plant according to claim 1, wherein the control unit detects inconsistency between the corresponding operation prescribed in the operation procedure document displayed on the monitoring operation device and the input operation to the monitoring operation device.

8. A plant operation support device, comprising:

a virtual plant creation unit for acquiring operating state data on an actual plant and creating a virtual plant in conformity to an operating state of the actual plant;

a reference data storage unit for storing in advance reference data on the virtual plant assuming various operating states of the actual plant;

an operating state monitoring unit for monitoring the operating state of the actual plant and sending the operating state data on the actual plant to the virtual plant creation unit, while acquiring from the reference data storage unit the reference data corresponding to change, if occurs, in the operating state of the actual plant and sending the reference data to the virtual plant creation unit;

an operating state prediction unit for creating a predicted virtual plant in which an operating state after a lapse of arbitrary time is predicted by accelerating the operating state of the virtual plant created by the virtual plant creation unit at an arbitrary speed; and

an operating state displaying unit for displaying the operating state of the actual plant and the operating state of the predicted virtual plant.

9. The plant operation support device according to claim 8, further comprising:

an operating state diagnosis unit for diagnosing the operating state of the actual plant, while diagnosing the operating state of the predicted virtual plant; and

a diagnosis result displaying unit for displaying a diagnosis result of the actual plant and a diagnosis result of the predicted virtual plant.

10. The plant operation support device according to claim 9, further comprising:

an operation procedure setting unit for setting operation procedures corresponding to the diagnosis result of the actual plant, while setting operation procedures corresponding to the diagnosis result of the predicted virtual plant; and

an operation procedure displaying unit for displaying the operation procedures of the actual plant and the operation procedures of the predicted virtual plant.

11. The plant operation support device according to claim 10, further comprising:

an operation confirmation unit for confirming whether or not the operation of the actual plant is in conformity with the operation procedures; and

a confirmation result displaying unit for displaying a confirmation result of the operation.

12. A plant operation support method, comprising:

a virtual plant creation step of acquiring operating state data on an actual plant and creating a virtual plant in conformity to an operating state of the actual plant;

an operating state monitoring step of monitoring the operating state of the actual plant and providing the operating state data on the actual plant to the virtual plant creation step, while providing reference data created in advance to correspond to change, if occurs, in the operating state of the actual plant to the virtual plant creation step;

an operating state prediction step of creating a predicted virtual plant in which an operating state after a lapse of arbitrary time is predicted by accelerating the operating state of the virtual plant created in the virtual plant creation step at an arbitrary speed; and

an operating state display step of displaying the operating state of the actual plant and the operating state of the predicted virtual plant.

13. The plant operation support method according to claim 12, further comprising:

an operating state diagnosis step of diagnosing the operating state of the actual plant, while diagnosing the operating state of the predicted virtual plant; and

a diagnosis result display step of displaying a diagnosis result of the actual plant and a diagnosis result of the predicted virtual plant.

14. The plant operation support method according to claim 13, further comprising:

an operation procedure setting step of setting operation procedures corresponding to the diagnosis result of the actual plant, while setting operation procedures corresponding to the diagnosis result of the predicted virtual plant; and

an operation procedure display step of displaying the operation procedures of the actual plant and the operation procedures of the predicted virtual plant.

15. The plant operation support method according to claim 14, further comprising:

an operation confirmation step of confirming whether or not the operation of the actual plant is in conformity with the operation procedures; and

a confirmation result display step of displaying a confirmation result of the operation.