The presented paper describes experimental verification of the fixed neutron absorber for VVER-1000 fuel assemblies in the LR-0 zero-power reactor. This research determines the critical state parameters for fuel without these absorbers and for fuel with designed absorbers dedicated to the ba...

The paper deals with optimisation of passive solar systems installed on family and office buildings in central Europe locations. In these territories, in contrast to more southern countries, it is not typical to utilize passive solar systems on public or private buildings. Although ...

The paper focuses on the determination of technical conditions and degradation of photovoltaic modules installed in grid-on operated photovoltaic systems in Ukraine and the Czech Republic. Detected malfunctions of PV modules are classified and Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) is created for particu...

This project focuses on optimisation of energy accumulation for various types of distributed renewable energy sources. The main goal is lo prepare charging - discharging strategy depending on actual power consumption and prediction of consumption and production of utilised renewable energy s...

An ex-core neutron flux measurement is a crucial system for all common power reactors. It is necessary to monitor the neutron flux and control the chain reaction, therefore the ex-core neutron flux measurement is one of the main safety and control systems. The main advantage&#...

The Teplator is a nuclear heat-only reactor under development in the Czech Republic, which uses already irradiated spent nuclear fuel (SNF). This study aims to assess the feasibility of integrating this technology with district heating systems (DHSs) compared with other heating technologies....

When electrical energy is drawn by electric vehicles from charging stations at charging process the voltage drops and increased current loading of cable lines in distribution grid occur. Inasmuch the electrical grid is insufficiently dimensioned or at large amount electric vehicles concurren...

Against the background of environmental compatibility and unrestricted technical usability, synthetic, and natural transformer oils are critically compared in long-term tests under high voltage using electrical and instrumental analytical methods. Synthetic alkyl esters of pentaerythrol appear to be sustai...

Technological progress of distributed generation (DG) units, global approach to reduce the pollution emissions, and creating the opportunity for local investors to participate in the generation expansion investment, are some of the important reasons to involve the DG as an alternative option...

This article aims to explain the mechanism of heat transfer between melt and cold crucible (CC) in processes referred to as induction skull melting (ISM). Several experiments were performed for this purpose. In these experiments, all relevant electrical and mechanical quantities that af...

This paper presents a research study detailing the procedure and results of experimental eye-tracking research to evaluate employers' career websites. The objective of this research was to gain an insight into Generation Y's perspective on the career websites of prospective employers....

This paper describes designing and experimental trials of an induction annealing method for AISI 321H austenitic steel wires. Specifically, it explores the feasibility of incorporating an existing frequency controller into a wire drawing line to provide induction heating of the wire stock&#x...

The main purpose of this work is to propose a modern one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1 D CNN) configurations for distinguishing separate PD impulses from different types of PD sources while the parameters of these sources are changed. Three PD sources were built for&#...

This work deals with the “Full-Core” VVER-1000 calculation benchmark which was proposed on the 26th Symposium of AER [1]. Recently, the calculation benchmarks “Full-Core” VVER-440 [2] and its extension [3] have been introduced in the AER community with positive response [4, 5]. Therefor...

This work deals with the updated reference solution of the Full-Core VVER-440 PK-3+ benchmark which is based on the extended calculation benchmark from 2018. [1] The modification consists of a new type of fuel assembly with PK-3 design in the loading pattern. The main aim ...

This article aims to present unique equipment of a cold crucible (CC) that allows induction melting of metal oxides (the so-called induction skull melting – ISM). Melting is based on the principle of induction heating, in which energy is transferred from the inductor to the&#x...

This paper describes the experimental induction skull melting (ISM) of Al2O3 in a cold crucible (CC). The realization of the experiment consists of the preparation of segmental CC for melting. Starting-material (aluminum) overheating and initiation of an exothermic reaction. Gradual melting ...