Characterization of the ITER CS conductor and projection to the ITER CS performance
- 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)
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.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1427600
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Engineering and Design, Journal Name: Fusion Engineering and Design Vol. 124; ISSN 0920-3796
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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