Poloidal field system for the Tokamak Physics Experiment

Author

Schultz, J.H. ; Pillsbury, R.D., Jr. ; Radovinsky, A. ; Wang, P.W. ; Citrolo, J. ; Bulmer, R.J. ; Lang, D. ; O´Connor, Thomas ; Slack, D. ; Zbasnik, J. ; Myatt, L.

Author_Institution

MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

437

Lastpage

440

Abstract

The Tokamak Physics Experiment (TPX) at Princeton will be the first tokamak with an all superconducting poloidal field (PF) magnet system. The conductors are all cable-in-conduit (CICC) superconductors with a single conduit, similar to those in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). 10 of the PF coils use Nb/sub 3/Sn superconductor while 4 of them use NbTi. High noise initiation and disruptions demand the use of an advanced quench detection system.<>

Keywords

Tokamak devices; niobium alloys; superconducting cables; superconducting coils; tin alloys; titanium alloys; Nb/sub 3/Sn; Nb/sub 3/Sn superconductor; NbTi; NbTi superconductor; Tokamak Physics Experiment; advanced quench detection system; cable-in-conduit superconductors; high noise disruptions; high noise initiation; superconducting poloidal field magnet system; Conductors; Inductors; Niobium; Physics; Superconducting cables; Superconducting coils; Superconducting device noise; Superconducting magnets; Superconductivity; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.402589

Filename

402589