Characterization of the ITER CS conductor and projection to the ITER CS performance

Martovetsky, N.; Isono, T.; Bessette, D.; Devred, A.; Nabara, Y.; Zanino, R.; Savoldi, L.; Bonifetto, R.; Bruzzone, P.; Breschi, M.; Zani, L.

doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.06.022

Title: Characterization of the ITER CS conductor and projection to the ITER CS performance

Abstract

The ITER Central Solenoid (CS) is one of the critical elements of the machine. The CS conductor went through an intense optimization and qualification program, which included characterization of the strands, a conductor straight short sample testing in the SULTAN facility at the Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Villigen, Switzerland, and a single-layer CS Insert coil recently tested in the Central Solenoid Model Coil (CSMC) facility in QST-Naka, Japan. In this paper, we obtained valuable data in a wide range of the parameters (current, magnetic field, temperature, and strain), which allowed a credible characterization of the CS conductor in different conditions. Finally, using this characterization, we will make a projection to the performance of the CS in the ITER reference scenario.

Authors:

Martovetsky, N. ^[1]; Isono, T. ^[2]; Bessette, D. ^[3]; Devred, A. ^[3]; Nabara, Y. ^[2]; Zanino, R. ^[4]; Savoldi, L. ^[4]; Bonifetto, R. ^[4]; Bruzzone, P. ^[5]; Breschi, M. ^[6]; Zani, L. ^[7]

US ITER Project Office, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
National Inst. for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Naka (Japan)
ITER Organization, St. Paul Lez Durance (France)
Polytechnic Univ. of Turin (Italy)
Swiss Plasma Center, Villigen (Switzerland)
Univ. of Bologna (Italy)
Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) Cadarache, St. Paul Lez Durance (France)

Publication Date:: Tue Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1427600

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1550225

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Fusion Engineering and Design

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 124; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-3796

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; superconducting magnets; voltage measurement; strain measurement; degradation; performance

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                    Martovetsky, N., Isono, T., Bessette, D., Devred, A., Nabara, Y., Zanino, R., Savoldi, L., Bonifetto, R., Bruzzone, P., Breschi, M., and Zani, L. Characterization of the ITER CS conductor and projection to the ITER CS performance.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Martovetsky, N., Isono, T., Bessette, D., Devred, A., Nabara, Y., Zanino, R., Savoldi, L., Bonifetto, R., Bruzzone, P., Breschi, M., & Zani, L. Characterization of the ITER CS conductor and projection to the ITER CS performance.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.06.022

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                    Martovetsky, N., Isono, T., Bessette, D., Devred, A., Nabara, Y., Zanino, R., Savoldi, L., Bonifetto, R., Bruzzone, P., Breschi, M., and Zani, L. Tue .  
"Characterization of the ITER CS conductor and projection to the ITER CS performance".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.06.022.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1427600.

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@article{osti_1427600,

  title        = {Characterization of the ITER CS conductor and projection to the ITER CS performance},

  author       = {Martovetsky, N. and Isono, T. and Bessette, D. and Devred, A. and Nabara, Y. and Zanino, R. and Savoldi, L. and Bonifetto, R. and Bruzzone, P. and Breschi, M. and Zani, L.},

  abstractNote = {The ITER Central Solenoid (CS) is one of the critical elements of the machine. The CS conductor went through an intense optimization and qualification program, which included characterization of the strands, a conductor straight short sample testing in the SULTAN facility at the Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Villigen, Switzerland, and a single-layer CS Insert coil recently tested in the Central Solenoid Model Coil (CSMC) facility in QST-Naka, Japan. In this paper, we obtained valuable data in a wide range of the parameters (current, magnetic field, temperature, and strain), which allowed a credible characterization of the CS conductor in different conditions. Finally, using this characterization, we will make a projection to the performance of the CS in the ITER reference scenario.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.06.022},

  journal      = {Fusion Engineering and Design},

  number       = ,

  volume       = 124,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Tue Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

}

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