Title :
Control of the vacuum vessel temperature in RFX
Author :
Campostrini, P.P. ; Fauri, M. ; Marchiori, G. ; Sonato, P. ; Vitturi, S. ; Zollino, G.
Author_Institution :
Gruppo di Padova per Ricerche sulla Fusione, Padova Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The vacuum vessel of RFX has been designed to operate between room temperature and 350°C during the experimental sessions and during first wall conditioning operations. The temperature control system of the vacuum vessel consists of the measurement and the heating system, connected to the RFX central control system, SIGMA. The data acquisition electronics supplies the temperature signals to the heating system and to SIGMA. The heating system provides uniform heating in both toroidal and poloidal directions. SIGMA allows different modes of operation and handles the alarm signal. After a description of the main components, the results of the first two years of operation are presented
Keywords :
alarm systems; data acquisition; fusion reactor design; fusion reactor operation; fusion reactor safety; fusion reactors; power system control; reversed field pinch; temperature control; vacuum apparatus; vacuum control; vacuum measurement; RFX; SIGMA; alarm signal; central control system; data acquisition electronics; first wall conditioning operations; fusion reactor; heating system; poloidal direction; reversed field pinch; room temperature; temperature control system; toroidal direction; uniform heating; vacuum vessel temperature control; Cables; Centralized control; Control systems; Cooling; Heating; Plasma temperature; Temperature control; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Vacuum systems;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1993., 15th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hyannis, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1412-3
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1993.518386
