Automated Fault Detection for DIII-D Tokamak Experiments

Conference · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:766648

Walker, M L; Scoville, J T; Johnson, R D; Hyatt, A W; Lee, J

An automated fault detection software system has been developed and was used during 1999 DIII-D plasma operations. The Fault Identification and Communication System (FICS) executes automatically after every plasma discharge to check dozens of subsystems for proper operation and communicates the test results to the tokamak operator. This system is now used routinely during DIII-D operations and has led to an increase in tokamak productivity.

• Research Organization: General Atomics, San Diego, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-99ER54463
• OSTI ID: 766648
• Report Number(s): GA-A23246; TRN: US0109246
• Resource Relation: Conference: 18th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, Albuquerque, NM (US), 10/25/1999--10/29/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1 Nov 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DOUBLET-3 DEVICE
ELECTRICAL FAULTS
DETECTION
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT PROTECTION DEVICES
ON-LINE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
PRODUCTIVITY