Control systems of the TFTR Tritium Purification System

Author

Montague, J. ; Schobert, G. ; Sichta, P. ; Voorhees, D.

Author_Institution

Plasma Phys. Lab., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Sep-5 Oct 1995

Firstpage

569

Abstract

The Tritium Purification System (TPS) extracts tritium from the mixed waste (gas) produced by TFTR. The TPS was designed, built, and tested in Canada by Canadian Fusion Fuels Technology Project (CFFTP) in Toronto, Canada and was subsequently installed at TFTR. The successful integration of the Tritium Purification System (TPS) at TFTR within the context of TFTR tritium operations required extensions to the original TPS computer control system. A description of the TPS control system architecture and the functions served by its components will be presented. An assessment of our experiences in operating and maintaining the control system´s hardware and software during tritium operations will also be summarized

Keywords

Tokamak devices; computerised control; fusion reactors; isotope separation; nuclear engineering computing; programmable controllers; tritium; tritium handling; T; TFTR; Tritium Purification System; control system architecture; hardware; programmable controller; software; tritium operations; Communication system control; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Control systems; Hardware; Instruments; Isotopes; Programmable control; Purification; Temperature control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1995. SOFE '95. Seeking a New Energy Era., 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium

Conference_Location

Champaign, IL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2969-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1995.534287

Filename

534287