Vessel thermal map real-time system for the JET tokamak

The installation of international thermonuclear experimental reactor-relevant materials for the plasma facing components (PFCs) in the Joint European Torus (JET) is expected to have a strong impact on the operation and protection of the experiment. In particular, the use of all-beryllium tiles, whic...

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Published in:Physical review special topics. PRST-AB. Accelerators and beams 2012-05, Vol.15 (5), p.054701, Article 054701
Main Authors: Alves, D., Felton, R., Jachmich, S., Lomas, P., McCullen, P., Neto, A., Valcárcel, D. F., Arnoux, G., Card, P., Devaux, S., Goodyear, A., Kinna, D., Stephen, A., Zastrow, K.-D.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Beryllium
Carbon fibers
Commercial off-the-shelf technology
Communication
Fiber composites
Infrared cameras
Joint European Torus
Pyrometers
Real time
Thermal mapping
Tiles
Toruses
Vessels
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Summary:The installation of international thermonuclear experimental reactor-relevant materials for the plasma facing components (PFCs) in the Joint European Torus (JET) is expected to have a strong impact on the operation and protection of the experiment. In particular, the use of all-beryllium tiles, which deteriorate at a substantially lower temperature than the formerly installed carbon fiber composite tiles, imposes strict thermal restrictions on the PFCs during operation. Prompt and precise responses are therefore required whenever anomalous temperatures are detected. The new vessel thermal map real-time application collects the temperature measurements provided by dedicated pyrometers and infrared cameras, groups them according to spatial location and probable offending heat source, and raises alarms that will trigger appropriate protective responses. In the context of the JET global scheme for the protection of the new wall, the system is required to run on a 10 ms cycle communicating with other systems through the real-time data network. In order to meet these requirements a commercial off-the-shelf solution has been adopted based on standard x86 multicore technology. Linux and the multithreaded application real-time executor (MARTe) software framework were respectively the operating system of choice and the real-time framework used to build the application. This paper presents an overview of the system with particular technical focus on the configuration of its real-time capability and the benefits of the modular development approach and advanced tools provided by the MARTe framework.
ISSN:1098-4402
1098-4402
2469-9888
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.15.054701