Title :
Automated fault detection for DIII-D tokamak experiments
Author :
Walker, M.L. ; Scoville, J.T. ; Johnson, R.D. ; Hyatt, A.W. ; Lee, J.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Atomics, San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
An automated fault detection software system has been developed and was used during 1999 DIII-D plasma operations. The Fault Identification and Communication System (FICS) operates automatically after every plasma discharge to check dozens of subsystems for proper operation and communicates the test results to the tokamak operator. This system is now used routinely during DIII-D operations and has led to an increase in tokamak productivity
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; fault location; fusion reactor design; nuclear engineering computing; DIII-D; FICS; Fault Identification and Communication System; automated fault detection software system; tokamak; Automatic testing; Displays; Fault detection; Fault diagnosis; Fault location; Plasma applications; Plasma sources; Software systems; System testing; Tokamaks;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1999. 18th Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5829-5
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1999.849897
