A Novel Transformer-Based Anomaly Detection Model for the Reactor Coolant Pump in Nuclear Power Plants

As a key equipment of the reactor coolant system, the reactor coolant pump’s operational state can have a direct impact on the coolant circulation. However, the harsh working environment can accelerate the process of equipment deterioration for the reactor coolant pump while the current alarm mechan...

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Main Authors: Guangrong Zhou, Sheng Zheng, Senquan Yang, Shuang Yi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/stni/9455897
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description As a key equipment of the reactor coolant system, the reactor coolant pump’s operational state can have a direct impact on the coolant circulation. However, the harsh working environment can accelerate the process of equipment deterioration for the reactor coolant pump while the current alarm mechanism cannot detect the deterioration of equipment performance at the early stage. This issue may lead to anomalies developing into faults and causing unplanned shutdowns and reactor trips. In this paper, we proposed a transformer-based anomaly detection model for reactor coolant pump condition monitoring. On the basis of retaining the time-dependent capture ability of the original transformer network for sequence data, the proposed model has obtained a stronger learning ability of the spatial correlation between variables through the application of the attention mechanism. Historical operating data under normal conditions are used for the training process and the reconstruction errors of input signals are utilized to identify anomalies. The experimental results have indicated that the proposed model possesses stronger feature learning capabilities, evidenced by improved performance in signal reconstruction and anomaly detection, which can help to detect the abnormal status at an earlier stage.
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spelling doaj-art-862f3cef5205440ebcea43ff0ce59e3b2025-01-04T00:00:06ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60832024-01-01202410.1155/stni/9455897A Novel Transformer-Based Anomaly Detection Model for the Reactor Coolant Pump in Nuclear Power PlantsGuangrong Zhou0Sheng Zheng1Senquan Yang2Shuang Yi3College of Mathematics and PhysicsCollege of Mathematics and PhysicsChina Nuclear Power Operation Technology Corporation, Ltd.College of Mathematics and PhysicsAs a key equipment of the reactor coolant system, the reactor coolant pump’s operational state can have a direct impact on the coolant circulation. However, the harsh working environment can accelerate the process of equipment deterioration for the reactor coolant pump while the current alarm mechanism cannot detect the deterioration of equipment performance at the early stage. This issue may lead to anomalies developing into faults and causing unplanned shutdowns and reactor trips. In this paper, we proposed a transformer-based anomaly detection model for reactor coolant pump condition monitoring. On the basis of retaining the time-dependent capture ability of the original transformer network for sequence data, the proposed model has obtained a stronger learning ability of the spatial correlation between variables through the application of the attention mechanism. Historical operating data under normal conditions are used for the training process and the reconstruction errors of input signals are utilized to identify anomalies. The experimental results have indicated that the proposed model possesses stronger feature learning capabilities, evidenced by improved performance in signal reconstruction and anomaly detection, which can help to detect the abnormal status at an earlier stage.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/stni/9455897
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Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
title A Novel Transformer-Based Anomaly Detection Model for the Reactor Coolant Pump in Nuclear Power Plants
title_full A Novel Transformer-Based Anomaly Detection Model for the Reactor Coolant Pump in Nuclear Power Plants
title_fullStr A Novel Transformer-Based Anomaly Detection Model for the Reactor Coolant Pump in Nuclear Power Plants
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Transformer-Based Anomaly Detection Model for the Reactor Coolant Pump in Nuclear Power Plants
title_short A Novel Transformer-Based Anomaly Detection Model for the Reactor Coolant Pump in Nuclear Power Plants
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