def test():
"""
Test reactor in rod control and power control modes.
"""
i = 0
t0 = time.time()
legoReactor = LegoReactor()
legoReactor.setRodPosition(50.) # set rod position to 50% withdrawn
while i < 10000:
legoReactor.timeStep()
print("===================================")
print("Time [s] = %f" % legoReactor.t[-1])
print("Rod percent Withdrawn = %f" % legoReactor.S[4])
print("Reactor Power [MW] = %f " %
float(qFuel(legoReactor.S[0]) / 1.e6))
print("Tfuel [K] = %f , Tcoolant [K] = %f" %
(legoReactor.S[2], legoReactor.S[3]))
i += 1
i = 0
legoReactor.togglePwrCtrl(200.) # set reactor power to 200 MW
while i < 10000:
legoReactor.timeStep()
print("===================================")
print("Time [s] = %f" % legoReactor.t[-1])
print("Rod percent Withdrawn = %f" % legoReactor.S[4])
print("Reactor Power [MW] = %f " %
float(qFuel(legoReactor.S[0]) / 1.e6))
print("Tfuel [K] = %f , Tcoolant [K] = %f" %
(legoReactor.S[2], legoReactor.S[3]))
i += 1
t1 = time.time()
print(t1 - t0)
def __controlPID(self):
maxRate = 0.60 # maxumum rod movement rate in %/s
Kp = 0.0100000 # Proportional tunable const
Ki = 0.0001000 # Intergral tunable const
Kd = 0.0001000 # Derivitive tunable const
currentpwr = qFuel(self.S[0]) / 1.e6
errorFn = self.pwrSet - qFuel(self.storVals[0, :]) / 1.e6
errorIntegral = np.sum(
errorFn[-100:]) # base integral error on past 100 values
errorDerivative = (errorFn[-1] - errorFn[-2]) / (self.tstep)
if hasattr(self, 'pwrSet'):
pidOut = self.pidBias + Kp * (
self.pwrSet -
currentpwr) + Ki * errorIntegral + Kd * errorDerivative
self.hrate = pidOut
if abs(self.hrate) > maxRate:
self.hrate = maxRate * (self.hrate / abs(self.hrate))
else:
self.togglePwrCtrl(qFuel(self.S[0]) / 1.e6)
def writeToArduino(self):
""" write rod and power out to arduino if connected """
if self.ser:
# rod % withdrawn ranges stored in S[4] from 0 to 100
rodWriteOut = abs((self.legoReactor.S[4] / 100.) * 160.)
if rodWriteOut < 5.0:
rodWriteOut = 5.0
elif rodWriteOut > 140.0:
rodWriteOut = 140.
self.ser.write("r" + str(rodWriteOut))
time.sleep(0.1) # arduino needs time to adjust motor position
# compute output voltage to blue LED
maxPwr = 500. # if pwr in [MW] greater than this value, set max bulb brightness
normPwr = abs(qFuel(self.legoReactor.S[0]) / 1.e6 / maxPwr)
# normPwr ranges from 0 to 255
normPwr = 250. * normPwr
if normPwr >= 250:
normPwr = 250
self.ser.write("p" + str(int(normPwr)))
def draw_plot(self):
# Determine plot data length depending on zoom lvl
zoomPercentage = self.zoom / 100.
if zoomPercentage < 0.02:
zoomPercentage = 0.02
plotMask = int(zoomPercentage * len(self.data[0]))
# Plot the data
xdata = np.array(
np.array(range(plotMask)) /
float(plotMask)) * self.legoReactor.maxTime * zoomPercentage
pwrdata = qFuel(self.data[1][0, :][-plotMask:]) / 1.e6
fuelTdata = self.data[1][2, :][-plotMask:]
coolTdata = self.data[1][3, :][-plotMask:]
self.axes1.clear()
self.axes2.clear()
self.axes3.clear()
self.axes1.set_ylim(0, 550.)
self.axes2.set_ylim(400, 1700.)
self.axes3.set_ylim(400, 700.)
self.axes1.set_title('Reactor Power [MW] Trace', size=12)
self.axes1.set_ylabel('Power [MW]')
self.axes1.set_xlabel(str(round(max(xdata), 0)) + ' time [s]')
self.axes1.plot(xdata, pwrdata, linewidth=2)
self.axes2.set_ylabel('Fuel Temperature [K]')
self.axes3.set_ylabel('Coolant Temperature [K]')
fuelPlot, = self.axes2.plot(xdata,
fuelTdata,
color='r',
linewidth=2,
label='Fuel T')
coolPlot, = self.axes3.plot(xdata,
coolTdata,
color='b',
linewidth=2,
label='Coolant T')
handles, labels = self.axes2.get_legend_handles_labels()
self.axes2.legend(handles, labels, loc=2)
handles, labels = self.axes3.get_legend_handles_labels()
self.axes3.legend(handles, labels, bbox_to_anchor=(0.402, 0.85))
self.canvas.draw()
def updateMonitors(self):
self.rodPosOut.SetValue(str(round(self.legoReactor.S[4], 1)))
self.cooltOut.SetValue(str(self.legoReactor.S[3]))
self.fueltOut.SetValue(str(self.legoReactor.S[2]))
self.powOut.SetValue(str(float(qFuel(self.legoReactor.S[0]) / 1.e6)))
self.rodGauge.SetValue(self.legoReactor.S[4])
