• DocumentCode
    2943978
  • Title

    Design, construction and operation of the 66 kA life test facility for the ITER magnet protection vacuum circuit breakers

  • Author

    Bellina, F. ; Bettini, P. ; Campostrini, P. ; De Lorenzi, A. ; Gaio, E. ; Hraba, D. ; Luchetta, A. ; Maschio, A. ; Piovan, R. ; Sachs, E. ; Toigo, V. ; Zaccaria, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Consorzio RFX, Padova, Italy
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    6-10 Oct 1997
  • Firstpage
    1137
  • Abstract
    The characteristics of the 66 kA test facility built up at the Consorzio RFX are presented and discussed together with the results of interruption and life tests performed on a new vacuum circuit breaker intended to fulfil possible ITER requirements for the Fast Discharge Units
  • Keywords
    Tokamak devices; fusion reactor safety; test facilities; vacuum circuit breakers; 66 kA; Fast Discharge Units; ITER; interruption tests; life tests; magnet protection vacuum circuit breakers; test facility; Circuit breakers; Circuit testing; Life testing; Performance evaluation; Protection; Research and development; Superconducting magnets; Switches; Test facilities; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Fusion Engineering, 1997. 17th IEEE/NPSS Symposium
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4226-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FUSION.1997.687825
  • Filename
    687825