Title :
The Joint European Torus
Author :
Sartori, Filippo ; De Tommasi, Gianmaria ; Piccolo, Fabio
Author_Institution :
EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Assoc., Abingdon, UK
fDate :
4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes some of the control problems faced by the engineers working at the Joint European Torus (JET), focusing mostly on the control of plasma shape, position, and current. It details the control methodology used on JET, which can serve as guide for the design of sophisticated multivariable, yet user friendly, controllers for the next generation of fusion experiments.
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; fusion reactors; multivariable control systems; physical instrumentation control; position control; shape control; Joint European Torus; current control; fusion experiments; plasma shape control; position control; sophisticated multivariable control; Control systems; Deuterium; Heating; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Shape control; Tokamaks; Toroidal magnetic fields;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.2006.1615273
