Magnetic Measurement of the Current Center Line of the Toroidal Field Coil of ITER at Room Temperature

Geometrical deformations and assembly errors in the ITER Toroidal Field (TF) coils will lead to magnetic field perturbations, which could degrade plasma confinement and eventually lead to disruption. Extensive computational studies of the influence of coil deformations and assembly errors on plasma behavior have given the basis for definition of the geometric tolerance of the Current Center Line (CCL) of the winding pack of the TF coil. This paper describes an analysis method to establish the feasibility to measure the magnetic CCL locus of the final winding pack (WP) with accuracy better than 1 mm. The proposed method is based on arrays of gradient coils accurately mounted with respect to the WP fiducial marks and datum surfaces. The magnetic measurements will be performed at defined locations around the WP perimeter to characterize accurately the CCL locus. The analysis emphases the robustness and sensitivity of the method versus the measurement location and the TF coil 3D geometrical deformation. The analysis and proposed measurement techniques will be described in detail.