Status Report of the SULTAN Test Facility

Author

Bruzzone, Pierluigi ; Stepanov, Boris ; Wesche, Rainer ; Bagnasco, Maurizio ; Cau, Francesca ; Herzog, Robert ; Calvi, Marco ; Vogel, Martin ; Jenni, Markus ; Holenstein, Manuel ; Rajainmaki, Hannu

Author_Institution

CRPP, Fusion Technol., EPFL, Villigen, Switzerland

Volume

20

Issue

3

fYear

2010

fDate

6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

455

Lastpage

457

Abstract

One year of operation and test activity of the SULTAN test facility at CRPP-Villigen, from October 2008 to October 2009 is reviewed. The main improvements of the facility include a new control system for the cryo-plant and a new electric motor for the helium compressor. The range of operation for the SULTAN samples has been improved in terms of cyclic loading rate. The test campaigns from October 2008 to October 2009 include eight ITER TF conductor samples, two JT60SA samples and a number of other developmental samples. The highlights of the test campaign and the statistical data about cool-downs, warm-ups and test duration are reported. For the eight ITER TF samples, more detail is given about the joint development, the standard test program and the data reduction for the assessment of the results. Eventually, an outlook in the next operation period is also discussed.

Keywords

control systems; data reduction; electric motors; superconducting magnets; test facilities; CRPP-Villigen; ITER TF conductor samples; JT60SA samples; SULTAN test facility; control system; cryoplant; cyclic loading rate; data reduction; electric motor; helium compressor; status report; Cryogenics; data processing; superconducting cables; test facilities; testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2010.2042583

Filename

5439740