A high-performance digital control system for TCV

Author

Lister, J.B. ; Dutch, M.J. ; Milne, P.G. ; Means, R.W.

Author_Institution

CRPP-EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Volume

45

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2044

Lastpage

2051

Abstract

The TCV hybrid analogue-digital plasma control system has been superseded by a high performance Digital Plasma Control System, DPCS, made possible by recent advances in off the shelf technology. We discuss the basic requirements for such a control system and present the design and specifications which were laid down. The nominal and final performances are presented and the complete design is given in detail. The integration of the new system into the current operation of the TCV tokamak is described. The procurement of this system has required close collaboration between the end-users and two commercial suppliers with one of the latter taking full responsibility for the system integration. The impact of this approach on the design and commissioning costs for the TCV project is presented. New possibilities offered by this new system are discussed, including possible work relevant to ITER plasma control development

Keywords

Tokamak devices; digital control; fusion reactor design; nuclear engineering computing; TCV tokamak; analogue-digital plasma control system; commissioning costs; design costs; digital control system; plasma control; Bandwidth; Collaborative work; Control systems; Digital control; Digital systems; Plasma measurements; Procurement; Software performance; Testing; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.710987

Filename

710987