Title :
Optimization of the power supply demand for plasma shape control in a tokamak
Author :
Albanese, Raffaele ; Ambrosino, Giuseppe ; Pironti, Alfredo ; Fresa, Raffaele ; Portone, Alfredo
Author_Institution :
Univ. di Reggio Calabria, Italy
fDate :
9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We focus on the estimation of the minimum poloidal field coil voltages for the plasma shape control in a tokamak. For given coil locations and for a class of disturbances we propose a procedure for the evaluation of the minimum voltages needed to guarantee that the plasma boundary displacement remains within specified limits. The impact of this problem on the minimization of the power supply cost is discussed for the case of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; coils; fusion reactor design; plasma toroidal confinement; power supplies to apparatus; ITER; International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor; coil locations; minimum poloidal field coil voltages; minimum voltages evaluation; plasma boundary displacement; plasma shape control; power supply demand optimisation; tokamak; Coils; Costs; Feedback control; Minimization; Plasma devices; Plasma waves; Power supplies; Shape control; Tokamaks; Voltage control;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
