Method for nonlinear optimization for gas tagging and other systems
First Claim
1. A method of generating a configuration design of gas tag nodes for nuclear fuel rods, the nodes being characteristic of a unique set of tag gas compositions, comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting a true location of a first node characteristic of an isotopic gas tag;
(b) selecting initial locations for (n-1) remaining nodes based on a table of target gas tag compositions;
(c) generating L random gene pools representing L sets of nodes, pl pL ;
(d) applying a Hopfield network for computing an energy for each of said L gene pools and repeating said computing step to minimize said energy using selected constraints to determine optimal gas tag nodes;
(e) each value of said energy being compared to a convergence threshold and upon achieving a minimum energy a next gas tag node is established; and
(f) repeating said steps (d) and (e) using the remaining n-2 nodes until establishing the next gas tag node and thereafter continuing until all of the n nodes have been established, thereby establishing the configuration design of gas tag nodes.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing nuclear fuel rods with a configuration of isotopic gas tags. The method includes selecting a true location of a first gas tag node, selecting initial locations for the remaining n-1 nodes using target gas tag compositions, generating a set of random gene pools with L nodes, applying a Hopfield network for computing on energy, or cost, for each of the L gene pools and using selected constraints to establish minimum energy states to identify optimal gas tag nodes with each energy compared to a convergence threshold and then upon identifying the gas tag node continuing this procedure until establishing the next gas tag node until all remaining n nodes have been established.
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1. A method of generating a configuration design of gas tag nodes for nuclear fuel rods, the nodes being characteristic of a unique set of tag gas compositions, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a true location of a first node characteristic of an isotopic gas tag; (b) selecting initial locations for (n-1) remaining nodes based on a table of target gas tag compositions; (c) generating L random gene pools representing L sets of nodes, pl pL ; (d) applying a Hopfield network for computing an energy for each of said L gene pools and repeating said computing step to minimize said energy using selected constraints to determine optimal gas tag nodes; (e) each value of said energy being compared to a convergence threshold and upon achieving a minimum energy a next gas tag node is established; and (f) repeating said steps (d) and (e) using the remaining n-2 nodes until establishing the next gas tag node and thereafter continuing until all of the n nodes have been established, thereby establishing the configuration design of gas tag nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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