EU DEMO EC system preliminary conceptual design
The engineering design and R&D of auxiliary heating systems and their sub-systems are a key activities in the frame of the present conceptual design phase for a first of a kind DEMOnstration Fusion Power Plant in order to develop a system capable of achieving and controlling burning plasmas. In the frame of the EU DEMO reference design, the R&D activities consider the injection of about 50 MW of Electron Cyclotron (EC) power to support and assist different plasma phases. As the project is still in the conceptual phase, a range of options for gyrotrons, transmission lines and antennas is under assessment taking into account the guidelines for the integration of the EC system in a nuclear reactor and a maximal achievable reliability and availability of the EC power during operation.
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Garavaglia, S., Aiello, G., Alberti, S., Avramidis, K., Bruschi, A., Chelis, I. G., Franck, J., Gantenbein, G., Granucci, G., Grossetti, G., Hizanidis, K., Illy, S., Jelonnek, J., Kalaria, P., Latsas, G., Moro, A., Pagonakis, I., Peponis, D. V., Poli, E., et al. (2018). EU DEMO EC system preliminary conceptual design. Fusion Engineering and Design, 136, 1173–1177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.04.097
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2018-11-01
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13th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT), Kyoto, JAPAN, Sep 25-29, 2017
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