[HTML][HTML] 20 years of research on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak
The object of this review is to summarize the achievements of research on the Alcator C-Mod
tokamak [Hutchinson et al., Phys. Plasmas 1, 1511 (1994) and Marmar, Fusion Sci. Technol …
tokamak [Hutchinson et al., Phys. Plasmas 1, 1511 (1994) and Marmar, Fusion Sci. Technol …
Performance comparison of VxWorks, Linux, RTAI, and Xenomai in a hard real-time application
We report on a set of performance measurements executed on VMEbus MVME5500 boards
equipped with MPC7455 PowerPC processor, running four different operating systems …
equipped with MPC7455 PowerPC processor, running four different operating systems …
Development of ITER-relevant plasma control solutions at DIII-D
The requirements of the DIII-D physics program have led to the development of many
operational control results with direct relevance to ITER. These include new algorithms for …
operational control results with direct relevance to ITER. These include new algorithms for …
[HTML][HTML] Feedback system for divertor impurity seeding based on real-time measurements of surface heat flux in the Alcator C-Mod tokamak
Mitigation of the intense heat flux to the divertor is one of the outstanding problems in fusion
energy. One technique that has shown promise is impurity seeding, ie, the injection of low-Z …
energy. One technique that has shown promise is impurity seeding, ie, the injection of low-Z …
Alcator C-Mod design, engineering, and disruption research
J Irby, D Gwinn, W Beck, B LaBombard… - Fusion Science and …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
We describe some of the engineering solutions required to produce a diverted tokamak
capable of operation with a toroidal field of 8 T and plasma currents of up to 2 MA. Some …
capable of operation with a toroidal field of 8 T and plasma currents of up to 2 MA. Some …
Real-time fast ferrite ICRF tuning system on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak
Y Lin, A Binus, SJ Wukitch - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2009 - Elsevier
A real-time ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) antenna matching system has been
successfully implemented on Alcator C-Mod. This is a triple-stub tuning system working at …
successfully implemented on Alcator C-Mod. This is a triple-stub tuning system working at …
ICRF antenna matching systems with ferrite tuners for the Alcator C-Mod tokamak
Y Lin, A Binus, SJ Wukitch, P Koert, R Murray… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Real-time fast ferrite tuning (FFT) has been successfully implemented on the ICRF antennas
on Alcator C-Mod. The former prototypical FFT system on the E-port 2-strap antenna has …
on Alcator C-Mod. The former prototypical FFT system on the E-port 2-strap antenna has …
Digital real-time control for an ICRF fast ferrite tuning system on Alcator C-Mod
Y Lin, JA Stillerman, A Binus, A Parisot… - Fusion engineering and …, 2008 - Elsevier
A double-stub fast ferrite tuning (FFT) system has been developed and installed on the
Alcator C-Mod tokamak for real-time ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) antenna …
Alcator C-Mod tokamak for real-time ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) antenna …
A real-time data transmission method based on Linux for physical experimental readout systems
P Cao, K Song, J Yang - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2012 - Elsevier
In a typical physical experimental instrument, such as a fusion or particle physical
application, the readout system generally implements an interface between the data …
application, the readout system generally implements an interface between the data …
Real-time communication for distributed plasma control systems
Real-time control applications will benefit in the near future from the enhanced performance
provided by multi-core processor architectures. Nevertheless real-time communication will …
provided by multi-core processor architectures. Nevertheless real-time communication will …