Electromagnetic modeling of the TPX coils and the cold structure

Author

Radovinsky, Alexi L. ; Wang, Pei-Wen ; Pillsbury, Robert D., Jr.

Author_Institution

Plasma Fusion Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

11-15 Oct 1993

Firstpage

719

Abstract

The poloidal field and the vertical stability control coil systems for the Tokamak Physics Experiment (TPX) have time varying currents which breakdown and initiate the plasma current, provide the volt seconds necessary to ramp the plasma current to 2 MA, and maintain the plasma shape and position. The effects of the 3-D eddy currents induced in the cold structure of the machine on the Joule heating of the TF cell support structure, as well as on the quality of the field during the plasma breakdown and initiation phase are analysed in this paper

Keywords

Tokamak devices; eddy currents; fusion reactor design; fusion reactors; plasma heating; plasma instability; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; 2 MA; 3D eddy currents; Joule heating; TPX coils; Tokamak Physics Experiment; cold structure; electromagnetic modeling; field quality; fusion reactor; initiation phase; plasma current ramping; plasma position; plasma shape; poloidal field; time varying currents breakdown; toroidal field cell support structure; vertical stability control coil systems; Breakdown voltage; Coils; Control systems; Eddy currents; Electromagnetic modeling; Physics; Plasma stability; Shape control; Time varying systems; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1993., 15th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on

Conference_Location

Hyannis, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1412-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1993.518429

Filename

518429