Title :
A method for the identification of the plasma magnetic boundary in machines for fusion research
Author :
Stella, Andrea ; Trevisan, Francesco
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettrica Gestionale e Meccanica, Udine Univ., Italy
fDate :
7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper deals with a method for the identification of the plasma magnetic contour in machines for fusion research using magnetic measurements. The method is based on the integration of an electromagnetic model of the passive structures surrounding the plasma and of an equivalent plasma representation able to reproduce the magnetic configuration measured at the probe locations. No physical equilibrium is considered for the plasma and therefore the results of the identification are meaningful outside the plasma contour only
Keywords :
fusion reactor theory; identification; inverse problems; plasma toroidal confinement; electromagnetic model; identification; inverse problem; magnetic fusion; magnetic measurement; plasma magnetic boundary; quasistatic magnetic field; toroidal machine; Conductors; Eddy currents; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic flux; Magnetic variables measurement; Plasma density; Plasma displays; Plasma measurements; Probes; Toroidal magnetic fields;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
