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Title: Conceptual design for the NSTX Central Instrumentation and Control System

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OSTI ID:304202

The design and construction phase for the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) is under way at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). Operation is scheduled to begin on April 30, 1999. This paper describes the conceptual design for the NSTX Central Instrumentation and Control (I and C) System. Major elements of the Central I and C System include the Process Control System, Plasma Control System, Network System, Data Acquisition System, and Synchronization System to support the NSTX experimental device.

Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., Princeton Plasma Physics Lab., NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
304202
Report Number(s):
Cfp-3696; CONF-9707187-; ON: DE97054046; TRN: 99:002031
Resource Relation:
Conference: IAEA Technical Committee meeting on data acquisiton and management for fusion energy, Garching (Germany), 22-24 Jul 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English