Status of the ITER IC H&CD system

P. U. Lamalle, B. Beaumont, T. Gassmann, F. Kazarian, B. Arambhadiya, D. Bora, J. Jacquinot, R. Mitteau, F. C. Schüller, A. Tanga, U. Baruah, A. Bhardwaj, R. Kumar, A. Mukherjee, N. P. Singh, R. Singh, R. Goulding, D. Rasmussen, D. Swain, G. AgariciR. Sartori, A. Borthwick, A. Davis, J. Fanthome, C. Hamlyn-Harris, A. D. Hancock, A. Kaye, D. Lockley, M. Nightingale, P. Dumortier, F. Durodié, D. Grine, R. Koch, F. Louche, A. Lyssoivan, A. Messiaen, P. Tamain, M. Vervier, R. R. Weynants, R. Maggiora, D. Milanesio, F. Braun, J. M. Noterdaeme, K. Vulliez

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Abstract

The ITER Ion Cyclotron Heating and Current Drive system will deliver 20 MW of radio frequency power to the plasma in quasi continuous operation during the different phases of the experimental programme. The system also has to perform conditioning of the tokamak first wall at low power between main plasma discharges. This broad range of requirements imposes a high flexibility and a high availability. The paper highlights the physics and design requirements on the IC system, the main features of its subsystems, the predicted performance, and the current procurement and installation schedule.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRadio Frequency Power in plasmas - Proceedings of the 18th Topical Conference
Pages265-268
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event18th Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in plasmas - Gent, Belgium
Duration: Jun 24 2009Jun 26 2009

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1187
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference18th Topical Conference on Radio Frequency Power in plasmas
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityGent
Period06/24/0906/26/09

Keywords

  • Antenna array
  • IC H&CD
  • ITER
  • Ion Cyclotron Heating and Current Drive
  • Load-resilient matching

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