Impact of Consorzio RFX facilities for thermonuclear fusion research on the Italian Extra High Voltage network

Author

Zanotto, L. ; Maistrello, A. ; Novello, L. ; Toigo, V.

Author_Institution

Consorzio RFX, Padua, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

17-20 June 2012

Firstpage

605

Lastpage

611

Abstract

This paper presents the analyses carried out to address the impact on the power quality of the Extra High Voltage Italian network due to the operation of thermonuclear fusion experiments located in Padova, north-east of Italy. In particular, the impact of a full scale prototype of the 1MV Neutral Beam Injector (NBI) of the ITER experiment, which is currently under development, will be analyzed. The simultaneous operation of both NBI and the RFX-mod experiment, already existing and in operation at the same site since 2004, will be assessed. A detailed frequency model of the high voltage grid surrounding the facilities supplying node has been setup and simulated using ATP-EMTP program to support the analyses, in particular on the harmonics.

Keywords

fusion reactors; plasma beam injection heating; power grids; power supply quality; power system harmonics; ATP-EMTP program; Consorzio RFX facility; ITER experiment; International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor; Italian extra high voltage network; Italy; NBI; Padova; RFX-mod experiment; high voltage grid frequency model; neutral beam injector; power quality; power system harmonics; thermonuclear fusion research; voltage 1 MV; Electronic mail; Generators; Extra High Voltage Grid; Fusion; ITER; Neutral Beam Injector; Power quality; Power system harmonics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Harmonics and Quality of Power (ICHQP), 2012 IEEE 15th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

ISSN

1540-6008

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1944-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICHQP.2012.6381189

Filename

6381189