Applications of intelligent-measurement systems in controlled-fusion research
The paper describes the control and instrumentation for the Mirror Fusion Test Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA. This large-scale scientific experiment in controlled thermonuclear fusion, which is currently being expanded, originally had 3000 devices to control and 7000 sensors to monitor. A hierarchical computer control system, is used with nine minicomputers forming the supervisory system. There are approximately 55 local control and instrumentation microcomputers. In addition, each device has its own monitoring equipment, which in some cases consists of a small computer. After describing the overall system a more detailed account is given of the control and instrumentation for two large superconducting magnets.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6289222
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-86087; CONF-810929-1; ON: DE81026598; TRN: 81-015834
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International measurement confederation conference, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, 28 Sep 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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