Title :
Commissioning and first operation of the ASDEX Upgrade neutral beam system
Author :
Vollmer, O. ; Stäbler, A. ; Feist, J.H. ; Freudenberger, K. ; Heinemann, B. ; Lohnert, H. ; Obermayer, S. ; Riedl, R. ; Schärich, W. ; Speth, E. ; Wittenbecher, K.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Plasmaphys., Garching bei Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
The first injector of the ASDEX Upgrade neutral beam system has been commissioned and injection experiments started in June 1993. Within a few weeks an injected power of 5.2 MW (H0), equivalent to 87% of the design power level, was achieved for pulse lengths of up to 1.5 seconds, and a variety of neutral beam heated discharges could be analyzed before the shutdown of ASDEX Upgrade in August
Keywords :
fusion reactor design; fusion reactor ignition; fusion reactor operation; fusion reactors; plasma beam injection heating; plasma toroidal confinement; 1.5 s; 5.2 MW; ASDEX Upgrade neutral beam system commissioning; ASDEX Upgrade shutdown; H; H0; design power level; first operation; fusion reactor; injection experiments; neutral beam heated discharges; Centralized control; Control systems; Heating; Ion sources; Particle beam injection; Power supplies; Power transformer insulation; Switches; Valves; Variable speed drives;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1993., 15th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hyannis, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1412-3
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1993.518370
