Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Passive safety system for removing decay heat and method of passively increasing a coolant flow using the same
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Application No.: US14804488Application Date: 2015-07-21
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Publication No.: US10340048B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Eric Paul Loewen , Seth Ryan Paul Strege , Nicholas Francis O'Neill , Levon Pierre Keusseyan
- Applicant: Eric Paul Loewen , Seth Ryan Paul Strege , Nicholas Francis O'Neill , Levon Pierre Keusseyan
- Applicant Address: US NC Wilmington
- Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Current Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Wilmington
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: G21C15/18
- IPC: G21C15/18 ; G21C15/24 ; H01L35/30

Abstract:
A passive safety system for removing decay heat from a nuclear power system may comprise a shroud structure and a heat generator that is within the shroud structure. A thermoelectric device may be disposed in thermal contact with the heat generator. The thermoelectric device is configured to generate a voltage based on a temperature difference between opposite parts of the thermoelectric device. A fan arrangement is disposed above the heat generator and in electrical connection with the thermoelectric device. The fan arrangement is configured to increase a coolant flow through the coolant passage to the outlet opening based on the voltage from the thermoelectric device.
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