Status of the ITER central solenoid model coil program

Author

Thome, R.J.

Author_Institution

Plasma Sci. & Fusion Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

141

Lastpage

146

Abstract

One of the focal points of the R&D for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Engineering Design Activity (EDA) was the construction of a model coil (CSMC) for the central solenoid and insert coils for test within the model coil. The program was coordinated by the Joint Central Team (JCT) and involved a collaborative effort for component development, coil, and structure manufacture, among the home teams from the European Union (EUHT), Japan (JAHT), Russian Federation (RFHT) and the United States (USHT). The 180 tonne coils and structure have now been installed in a test facility at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka, Japan and testing will begin late in 1999. An overview of the system, program history and testing goals are given in this paper

Keywords

Tokamak devices; fusion reactor design; superconducting coils; superconducting magnets; ITER; International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor; central solenoid model coil; Coils; Collaboration; Design engineering; Electronic design automation and methodology; Inductors; Manufacturing; Region 8; Solenoids; Test facilities; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1999. 18th Symposium on

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5829-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1999.849808

Filename

849808