Giannone, L;Schneider, W;McCarthy, PJ;Sips, ACC;Treutterer, W;Behler, K;Eich, T;Fuchs, JC;Hicks, N;Kallenbach, A;Maraschek, M;Mlynek, A;Neu, G;Pautasso, G;Raupp, G;Reich, M;Schuhbeck, KH;Stober, J;Volpe, F;Zehetbauer, T;Cerna, M;Debelle, T;Marker, B;McCaslin, S;Munroe, M;Wenzel, L

FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Real time magnetic field and flux measurements for tokamak control using a multi-core PCI Express system

2009

June

Validated

1

WOS: 11 ()

PLASMA CONTROL-SYSTEM ASDEX UPGRADE MHD EQUILIBRIA DIAGNOSTICS JET

825

828

The existing real time system for the position and shape control in ASDEX Upgrade has been extended to calculate magnetic flux surfaces in real time using a multi-core PCI Express system running LabVIEW RT. The availability of reflective memory for LabVIEW RT will allow this system to be connected to the control system and other diagnostics in a multi-platform real time network. The measured response of each magnetic probe to the individual poloidal field coil Currents in the absence of plasma Current is compared to the calculated value. Prior to a tokamak discharge this comparison can be used to check for failure of the magnetic probe, flux loop or integrator. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

10.1016/j.fusengdes.2008.12.059