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The plasma position control of ITER EDA plasma

Abstract

The study on the plasma position control of ITER EDA performed by Japan Home Team during the sensitivity study in 1994 is summarized. The controllabilities of plasmas in the Outline Design and elongated version are compared. The model used to describe the motion of the plasma is a rigid model. The PD feedback control is applied with respect to the displacements of the plasma from the equilibrium. Three types of fluctuations, which initiate the motion of the plasma, are examined, namely a finite horizontal fluctuation field, a small horizontal fluctuation field such that the motion of the plasma is governed by the passive structures and an abrupt change of the poloidal beta {beta}{sub p} and internal inductance l{sub i}. In the simulations of finite horizontal fluctuation fields, controls depend on the strength of the fluctuations, for instance, 3-5V is needed for 5-10G of fluctuation fields in the Outline Design. When the fluctuation field is small and the plasma displacement grows in a characteristic time of the passive structures, a few volt of the control voltage is enough to obtain good controllability. It is shown that the control when ({beta}{sub p}, l{sub i}) changes simultaneously is demanding and a large control  More>>
Authors:
Senda, Ikuo; Nishio, Satoshi; Tsunematsu, Toshihide; [1]  Nishino, Toru; Fujieda, Hirobumi
  1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Naka, Ibaraki (Japan). Naka Fusion Research Establishment
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 1994
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
JAERI-Tech-94-018
Reference Number:
SCA: 700310; PA: JPN-95:001150; EDB-95:039720; SN: 95001344950
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1994
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ITER TOKAMAK; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; HOT PLASMA; REMOTE CONTROL; FEEDBACK; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; SPECIFICATIONS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; 700310; PLASMA CONFINEMENT
OSTI ID:
10121617
Research Organizations:
Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokyo (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE95747845; TRN: JP9501150
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; INIS
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
62 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Senda, Ikuo, Nishio, Satoshi, Tsunematsu, Toshihide, Nishino, Toru, and Fujieda, Hirobumi. The plasma position control of ITER EDA plasma. Japan: N. p., 1994. Web.
Senda, Ikuo, Nishio, Satoshi, Tsunematsu, Toshihide, Nishino, Toru, & Fujieda, Hirobumi. The plasma position control of ITER EDA plasma. Japan.
Senda, Ikuo, Nishio, Satoshi, Tsunematsu, Toshihide, Nishino, Toru, and Fujieda, Hirobumi. 1994. "The plasma position control of ITER EDA plasma." Japan.
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title = {The plasma position control of ITER EDA plasma}
author = {Senda, Ikuo, Nishio, Satoshi, Tsunematsu, Toshihide, Nishino, Toru, and Fujieda, Hirobumi}
abstractNote = {The study on the plasma position control of ITER EDA performed by Japan Home Team during the sensitivity study in 1994 is summarized. The controllabilities of plasmas in the Outline Design and elongated version are compared. The model used to describe the motion of the plasma is a rigid model. The PD feedback control is applied with respect to the displacements of the plasma from the equilibrium. Three types of fluctuations, which initiate the motion of the plasma, are examined, namely a finite horizontal fluctuation field, a small horizontal fluctuation field such that the motion of the plasma is governed by the passive structures and an abrupt change of the poloidal beta {beta}{sub p} and internal inductance l{sub i}. In the simulations of finite horizontal fluctuation fields, controls depend on the strength of the fluctuations, for instance, 3-5V is needed for 5-10G of fluctuation fields in the Outline Design. When the fluctuation field is small and the plasma displacement grows in a characteristic time of the passive structures, a few volt of the control voltage is enough to obtain good controllability. It is shown that the control when ({beta}{sub p}, l{sub i}) changes simultaneously is demanding and a large control voltage is required to maintain satisfactory control. Comparing the elongated version with the Outline Design, the control voltage which is larger than the Outline Design by a factor of 2-3 is required to obtain the same controllability in the elongated version. (author).}
place = {Japan}
year = {1994}
month = {Sep}
}