Tokamak Physics Experiment (TPX) power supply design and development
- Raytheon Engineers and Constructors, Princeton, NJ (United States). EBASCO Div.
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Plasma Physics Lab.
The Tokamak Physics Experiment (TPX) is an advanced tokamak project aimed at the production of quasi-steady state plasmas with advanced shape, heating, and particle control. TPX is to be built at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) using many of the facilities from the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR). TPX will be the first tokamak to utilize superconducting (SC) magnets in both the toroidal field (TF) and poloidal field (PF) systems. This new feature requires a departure from the traditional tokamak power supply schemes. This paper describes the plan for the adaptation of the PPPL/FTR power system facilities to supply TPX. Five major areas are addressed, namely the AC power system, the TF, PF and Fast Plasma Position Control (FPPC) power supplies, and quench protection for the TF and PF systems. Special emphasis is placed on the development of new power supply and protection schemes.
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03073
- OSTI ID:
- 46714
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-CFP-3206; CONF-9504138-2; ON: DE95009624; TRN: 95:010997
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International power electronics conference, Yokohama (Japan), 3-7 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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