Preliminary design of real-time plasma control system for CFETR

The China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR), aiming at demonstrating fusion energy production in self-sufficient burning in different advanced operation scenarios, has entered the stage of engineering design and R&D (research and development). The real-time plasma control system (PCS), as...

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Published in:Fusion engineering and design 2021-12, Vol.173, p.112876, Article 112876
Main Authors: Yuan, Q.P., Guo, H.R., Yan, L.L., Huang, Z.M., Huang, J.J., Xiao, B.J., Zheng, Y.Y., Zhang, R.R., Luo, Z.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Computer architecture
Control algorithms
Control framework
Control systems design
Control theory
Design engineering
Engineering test reactors
Nuclear safety
PCS software development platform
PCS verification platform
Plasma
Plasma control
Preliminary designs
R&D
Real time
Real-time plasma control system
Research & development
Software development
Software development tools
Technology assessment
Verification
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Summary:The China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR), aiming at demonstrating fusion energy production in self-sufficient burning in different advanced operation scenarios, has entered the stage of engineering design and R&D (research and development). The real-time plasma control system (PCS), as a critical system controlling the evolution of plasma parameters that are necessary to operate CFETR, is designed synchronously. The CFETR PCS is composed of system architecture, integrated control algorithms, and two assistant tools PCS-SDP (Software Development Platform) and PCS-VP (Verification Platform) for algorithm development and verification. Taking the steady-state operation and machine safety into account, the requirement and conceptual design of the system architecture of CFETR PCS is introduced in this paper. PCS-SDP, a visual algorithm development platform, has completed the preliminary design and a prototype has been built to validate the design and technical feasibility with the control algorithm development for EAST. PCS-VP is under preliminary design taking ITER PCSSP (Plasma Simulation Platform) design as reference. These two tool platforms will strongly support and accelerate the development of CFETR PCS.
ISSN:0920-3796
1873-7196
DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112876