Title :
Upgrade of the timing system for Tore Supra long pulses
Author :
Moulin, D. ; Couturier, B. ; Ducobu, L. ; Le Luyer, M. ; Martin, G. ; Pastor, P. ; Laurent, F.Saint
Author_Institution :
CEA, Centre d´´Etudes Nucleaires de Cadarache, France
fDate :
4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The timing system is an essential part of the tokamak Tore Supra. It provides the synchronisation of all of the triggers necessary for a plasma discharge. Operational since 1988, it has been used for 26000 pulses of Tore Supra without significant change or upgrade. However in 1999 it has been undergoing a staged modernisation. Hence this new timing system with a designed flexible and open-ended architecture, together with a more user-friendly man-machine interface, is ready to accept new concepts which will be necessary for the control of long discharges (up to 1000 s)
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; data acquisition; fusion reactor design; physical instrumentation control; timing circuits; Tore Supra long pulses; open-ended architecture; plasma discharge; synchronisation; timing system; tokamak; triggers; user-friendly man-machine interface; Decoding; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Plasmas; Programmable control; Timing; Tokamaks;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
