Protocols in Power Generation 29-3
over.the.whole.installation..ese.systems.are.connected.to.the.plant.control.room.through.intra-plant.
communication.infrastructure..In.the.following.paragraphs,.examples.of.intra-plant.communication.in.
nuclear.power.generation.automation.systems.are.presented.because.they.have.numerous.and.specic.
requirements.comparing.to.other.power.generation.technologies.
29.2.1 Example of Nuclear Power Plant automation Systems
In.a.nuclear.power.plant,.there.are,.as.in.fossil.fuel.power.plant,.several.automation.systems.(Figure.29.3):.
turbine.control,.boiler.control,.core.protection.control,.switchyard.control,.and.other.dedicated.control.
systems.(chemical.processing,.air.conditioning,.etc.).
e
.dierence.with.fossil.fuel.power.plants.is.the.mandatory.high.safety.level..For.example,.the.core.
protection.control.system.must.be.designed.for.this.purpose.following.very.strong.design.rules,.whereas.
the.safety.requirements.on.the.boiler.control.system.authorized.the.use.of.commercial.o-the-shelf.con-
trol
.system.if.it.fullls.the.requirements.on.its.class.of.systems..e.other.control.systems.(turbine.and.
switchyard).are.oen.provided.by.the.corresponding.system.manufacturers.and.they.are.not.concerned.
by.nuclear-specic.safety.requirements.
e
.global.automation.systems,.which.are.designed.to.interact.with.the.operators.in.the.control.room,.
are.particularly.concerned.by.the.safety.design.rules..ese.systems.involve.control.functions.from.level.
0.to.level.2.as.shown.in.Figure.29.2..In.the.following.paragraph,.the.nuclear.safety.design.rules.of.auto-
mation
.system.will.be.detailed.
29.2.2 Safety requirements and System Classications
(IEC 61226, F1
a, F1B, F2)
Safety.requirements.in.nuclear.power.generation.concern.many.systems..ere.are.strong.design.rules.
on.the.automation.systems.and.particularly.on.the.communication.subsystems.that.are.included.in.
the.core.protection.control.systems..e.required.characteristics.of.the.communication.subsystems.are.
determinism,.redundancy,.functional.and.technical.diversity,.and.fault.tolerance..Moreover,.the.func-
tional
.architecture.of.the.global.control.systems.must.comply.with.the.system.classication.rules.that.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 0
TXS
SPPA T2000
Conventional
technology
TPCS
Turbine I&C
Synoptic view
Backup panel
Technical premises of crisis
Backup
operation
system
PACS
PACS
Grappes de
contröle
Actuators
F1A
Actuators
F1A
Actuator
F1B
Sensors
F1B
Actuator F2
et NC
RCSL
reactor
control
PS
reactor
protection
Sensors F2
et NC
Main
operation
system
Main automation systems
PAS (process
automation
system)
SAS (safety
automation
system)
Specific technology
Core I&C
Standard I&C
Turbine & generator I&C
Standard I&C
FIGURE 29.3 Example.of.core.protection.control.system.
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