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Overview of the TCV digital real-time plasma control system and its applications

Pesamosca, Federico  
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Felici, F.  
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Vu, Trang  
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September 13, 2024
Fusion Engineering And Design

Real-time plasma control systems are at the heart of operation of modern tokamaks. The control system of the TCV tokamak has recently seen a major upgrade in terms of its hardware and software components. Control algorithms are entirely programmed and tested in MATLAB/Simulink(R), executable code is automatically generated and interfaced to run-time parameters and signals through introspection using the MARTe2 software framework. The primary control system (used for coil currents, plasma current, position, shape and density control) has been upgraded by installing new analog signal inputs/output hardware, connected to two real-time computers that can operate in parallel. In addition, an EtherCAT-based real-time industrial network has been deployed to operate distributed low Input/Output count subsystems, greatly boosting the system flexibility and reach. The majority of TCV's real-time codes have been ported to this new approach, such as the realtime equilibrium reconstruction (LIUQE), real-time Magneto-Hydro-Dynamics mode analysis algorithms, and a real-time plasma supervision, actuator management and plasma event monitor, including real-time plasma analysis using neural networks, and plasma disruption avoidance control schemes.

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review article
DOI
10.1016/j.fusengdes.2024.114640
Web of Science ID

WOS:001318644100001

Author(s)
Pesamosca, Federico  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Felici, F.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Vu, Trang  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Sauter, Olivier  orcid-logo

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Carpanese, F.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Kong, M.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Marceca, G.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Merle, A.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Pau, A.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Perek, A.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Corporate authors
TCV Team
Date Issued

2024-09-13

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA

Published in
Fusion Engineering And Design
Volume

208

Article Number

114640

Subjects

Tokamak control systems

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Real-time systems

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Controlled nuclear fusion

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
SPC-TCV  
SPC-TH  
SPC-II  
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FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

Euratom

101052200

Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

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February 1, 2025
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