TY - GEN
T1 - Microgrid Integration with High Performance Computing Systems for Microreactor Operation
AU - Anderson, Matthew
AU - Sgambati, Matthew
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PY - 2024/11/6
Y1 - 2024/11/6
N2 - Multiple nuclear microreactor concepts are currently being developed across several sizes and fuel types with high performance computing (HPC) systems anticipated to be end-users of the power. Nuclear microreactors are small in size, portable, produce less than 10 MW electric, operate autonomously, and have a refueling interval of as many as 10 years. However, their load-follow is also generally limited to 10%/minute or worse whereas the power variance in HPC systems easily exceeds this constraint under normal operations. This study explores an approach that requires no load-follow from the microreactor but integrates the HPC system with a microgrid built from commercial-off-the-shelf components. Three typical HPC architectures are explored in the context of microgrid operation in this study. Components of power quality and transient response are empirically measured for five different HPC load-follow response levels using a self-contained mobile datacenter connected to the microgrid capable of integration with a nuclear microreactor.
AB - Multiple nuclear microreactor concepts are currently being developed across several sizes and fuel types with high performance computing (HPC) systems anticipated to be end-users of the power. Nuclear microreactors are small in size, portable, produce less than 10 MW electric, operate autonomously, and have a refueling interval of as many as 10 years. However, their load-follow is also generally limited to 10%/minute or worse whereas the power variance in HPC systems easily exceeds this constraint under normal operations. This study explores an approach that requires no load-follow from the microreactor but integrates the HPC system with a microgrid built from commercial-off-the-shelf components. Three typical HPC architectures are explored in the context of microgrid operation in this study. Components of power quality and transient response are empirically measured for five different HPC load-follow response levels using a self-contained mobile datacenter connected to the microgrid capable of integration with a nuclear microreactor.
KW - microgrid
KW - microreactor
KW - power quality
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85211795639
U2 - 10.1109/CLUSTERWorkshops61563.2024.00017
DO - 10.1109/CLUSTERWorkshops61563.2024.00017
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85211795639
T3 - Proceedings - 2024 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing Workshops, CLUSTER Workshops 2024
SP - 44
EP - 54
BT - Proceedings - 2024 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing Workshops, CLUSTER Workshops 2024
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2024 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing Workshops, CLUSTER Workshops 2024
Y2 - 24 September 2024 through 27 September 2024
ER -