IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012
G21D - Definition
This subclass covers:
Details of nuclear power plant.
Control of nuclear power plant.
Arrangements of reactor and engine in which reactor-produced heat is converted into mechanical energy.
Arrangements for direct production of electrical energy from fusion or fission reactions.
Arrangements to provide heat for purposes other than conversion into electrical energy, e.g. for heating buildings.
References relevant to classification in this subclass
This subclass does not cover:
Structural combination of fuel element with thermoelectric element | G21C 3/40 |
Control of nuclear reaction | G21C 7/00 |
Emergency protection arrangements structurally associated with a reactor; for rapid reduction of reactivity under fault conditions; for suppressing fires | G21C 9/00, G21C 9/02, G21C 9/04 |
Pumping arrangements for the coolant by means within the reactor pressure vessel | G21C 15/24 |
Obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources | G21H 1/00 |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Electric or magnetic analogue computers, e.g. simulators, for nuclear physics | G06G 7/54 |
Thermoelectric elements per se | H01L 35/00, H01L 37/00 |
Electrodynamic pumps | H02K 44/02 |
engine | plant, such as a turbine |
engine demand | load |