학술논문

An advanced plasma control system for the DIII-D tokamak
Document Type
Conference
Source
[Proceedings] The 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium Fusion Engineering Fusion Engineering, 1991. Proceedings., 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on. :761-764 vol.2 1991
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Nuclear Engineering
Control systems
Tokamaks
Shape control
Coils
Digital systems
Real time systems
Magnetic flux
Power supplies
Plasma measurements
Shape measurement
Language
Abstract
An advanced plasma control system is being implemented for the DIII-D tokamak utilizing digital technology. This system will regulate the position and shape of tokamak discharges that range from elongated limiter to single-null divertor and double-null divertor with elongation as high as 2.6. Through use of a control algorithm which can be varied in real time this system is expected to provide more precise control of the DIII-D discharge shape than is possible in the analog control system presently in use. In addition to shape control the system will provide a platform for research on real-time optimization of discharge performance. A relatively simple design has been achieved through the use of a small number of very-high-speed digital processors coupled with high-speed data acquisition hardware. The frequency response is expected to be adequate to control the unstable vertical motion of highly elongated discharge shapes.ETX