Title :
Construction of Wendelstein 7-X—Engineering a Steady-State Stellarator
Author :
Bosch, Hans-Stephan ; Erckmann, V. ; König, Ralf W T ; Schauer, Felix ; Stadler, Reinhold J. ; Werner, A.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Plasmaphysik, IPP-Euratom Assoc., Greifswald, Germany
fDate :
3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The next step in the Wendelstein stellarator line is the large superconducting device Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), which is currently under construction in Greifswald. Steady-state operation is an intrinsic feature of stellarators, and one key element of the W7-X mission is to demonstrate steady-state operation at reactor-relevant plasma conditions, as required for an economic fusion reactor. Such steady-state operation requires development of special technologies to be discussed in this paper.
Keywords :
stellarators; superconducting devices; Wendelstein 7-X; economic fusion reactor; reactor-relevant plasma conditions; steady-state stellarator; superconducting device Wendelstein 7-X; Construction; Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X); optimized stellarator; steady-state operation;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2009.2036918
