A closed-loop control system for stabilization of MHD events on TEXTOR

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 2-6, 2009, Pages 928-934

  Hennen, B A ^a,b   Westerhof, E ^a   Oosterbeek, J W ^c   Nuij, P W J M ^b   De Lazzari, D ^a   Spakman, G W ^a   de Baar, M ^a   Steinbuch, M ^b  

^a FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ECRH; Magnetic islands; MHD events; Real time control; Stabilization; Suppression

Indexed keywords

CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; CONTROL-ORIENTED MODELING; CURRENT DRIVES; ECRH; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE HEATING; MAGNETIC ISLAND; MAGNETIC ISLANDS; MHD EVENTS; MODEL-BASED CONTROL; SUPPRESSION;

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; FUSION REACTORS; PLASMA HEATING; REAL TIME CONTROL; STABILIZATION; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

EID: 67449105578     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2009.01.036     Document Type: Article

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