Control of elongated plasmas in superconductive tokamaks in the absence of in-vessel coils

G De Tommasi, LE di Grazia, S Dubbioso… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The roadmap for the commissioning and first operations of superconductive tokamaks
envisages the possibility of running discharges with fairly elongated plasmas before the …

Dynamic steady-state coil current allocation for plasma shape control: a study on the TCV tokamak

A Tenaglia, R Masocco, A Mele… - … on Control, Decision …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work addresses the input current allocation problem for the magnetic control system of
the Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV). Given the available actuators (ie poloidal field …

Static actuator-sharing algorithm for concurrent control of multiple plasma properties

ST Paruchuri, V Graber, A Pajares… - Plasma Physics and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Simultaneous regulation of multiple properties in next-generation tokamaks like ITER and
fusion pilot plant may require the integration of different plasma control algorithms. Such …

[PDF][PDF] A unified approach to plasma shape control with coil current allocation in magnetic confinement fusion

A Tenaglia, R Masocco, A Mele, D Carnevale, S Coda… - lac913.epfl.ch
Shape control is crucial in plasma magnetic confinement due to its direct impact on fusion
efficiency. Traditional controllers focus on minimizing plasma shape errors but often …