Conceptual design of the enhanced radial field amplifier for plasma vertical stabilisation in JET

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 5-14, 2007, Pages 1599-1606

  Toigo, V ^a   Zanotto, L ^a   Bigi, M ^a,b   Gaio, E ^a   Hay, J H ^c   Piovan, R ^a   Shaw, S R ^c  

^a Associazione EURATOM ENEA sulla Fusione ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enhanced radial field amplifier; Fast radial field amplifier; JET; Power supply; Vertical stabilisation

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; PLASMAS; STABILIZATION;

ENHANCED RADIAL FIELD AMPLIFIERS (ERFA); FAST RADIAL FIELD AMPLIFIERS; PLASMA VERTICAL STABILIZATION;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 34948820209     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2007.03.036     Document Type: Article

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