Transient 3D eddy current calculations in fusion reactors

Author

Biro, O. ; Maurer, W.

Author_Institution

Graz Univ. of Technol., Austria

Volume

26

Issue

5

fYear

1990

fDate

9/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2364

Lastpage

2366

Abstract

The transient discharge behavior of a large superconducting coil in a vacuum vessel which is part of the TOSKA test facility is studied. Several rates of change in the magnetic field are simulated by assuming the current of the coil to decay exponentially with different time constants. The eddy-current field in the metallic parts is computed by means of various vector-potential formulations. The merits and disadvantages of the different methods are discussed. The implications of the resultant forces and losses for the design of this fusion experiment are identified

Keywords

eddy currents; fusion reactor safety; fusion reactor theory and design; superconducting magnets; transients; 3D eddy current calculations; TOSKA test facility; coil current exponential decay; fusion reactors; large superconducting coil; magnetic field rate of change; time constants; transient discharge behavior; vacuum vessel; vector-potential formulations; Coils; Eddy currents; Fusion reactors; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic materials; Plasma confinement; Plasma devices; Superconducting magnets; Tokamaks; Toroidal magnetic fields;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.104732

Filename

104732