DocumentCode
3170867
Title
Magnet system optimization in tokamak engineering
Author
Portone, A.
Author_Institution
Fusion for Energy, Barcelona, Spain
fYear
2012
fDate
10-13 Dec. 2012
Firstpage
4328
Lastpage
4334
Abstract
In this paper a typical optimal control problem arising in tokamak engineering is presented and solved. The attention is focused on the selection of the optimal number and positions of the Poloidal Field (PF) coils to keep in MHD equilibrium a tokamak plasma of given characteristics. The problem is casted as a sparse optimal least square problem and it is solved by using a QR factorizations with pivoting. A simple case study is applied to a tokamak configuration of the ITER-class type.
Keywords
Tokamak devices; least squares approximations; optimal control; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma toroidal confinement; ITER class type; MHD equilibrium; Poloidal Field coil optimal number; Poloidal Field coil position; QR factorizations; least square problem; magnet system optimization; optimal control; tokamak configuration; tokamak engineering; tokamak plasma; Coils; Magnetohydrodynamics; Optimization; Shape; Tokamaks; Toroidal magnetic fields;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Decision and Control (CDC), 2012 IEEE 51st Annual Conference on
Conference_Location
Maui, HI
ISSN
0743-1546
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-2065-8
Electronic_ISBN
0743-1546
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CDC.2012.6426382
Filename
6426382
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