Completion and Test of the First ITER TF Coil Winding Pack by Europe
| Autor: | M. Cornelis, Neil Mitchell, R. Batista, J. Silva Ribeiro, K. Libens, Marc Jimenez, R. Francone, Sebastien Koczorowski, E. Boter Robello, Arnaud Devred, J. Caballero, E. Thyssen, N. Valle, O. Dormicchi, R. Harrison, A. Bonito-Oliva, J. Lucas, L. Poncet, Charalampos Kostopoulos, A. Felipe, P. Barbero, M. Casas Lino, E. Barbero Soto, A. Moreno, S. Tarrago, E. Viladu, J. Cornella, B. Bellesia, Narcis Pellicer, Piergiorgio Aprili, O. Malpica, M. Damone |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Materials science
Thermonuclear fusion Toroidal field Nuclear engineering Series production Condensed Matter Physics 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Completion (oil and gas wells) Cold test Acceptance testing Electromagnetic coil 0103 physical sciences Electrical and Electronic Engineering 010306 general physics |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 28:1-5 |
| ISSN: | 1558-2515 1051-8223 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/tasc.2017.2785242 |
| Popis: | The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) magnetic system includes 18 toroidal field (TF) coils constructed using Nb3Sn cable-in-conduit superconductor. Each TF coil comprises a winding pack (WP) composed of seven double pancake modules stacked together, impregnated and inserted into a stainless steel coil case. Ten TF coils are being produced in Europe, under the responsibility of Fusion for Energy (F4E, the European Domestic Agency), while the remaining nine TF coils are being produced in Japan. F4E has implemented a strategy dividing the procurement into three packages. One is related to the construction of 70 radial plates (RP), another to the fabrication of 10 WP, and a third to the cold test and coil-case insertion of 10 WP. After 7 years of R&D and qualification activities and of industrial production, the first ITER TF coil WP has been completed in Europe. Factory acceptance tests, including leak, dimensional, and electrical tests at room temperature, were completed in May 2017 and the series production of the remaining nine TF WPs in Europe is underway. The first package has been completed and all 70 RP have been delivered. Commissioning of major tooling for the third package is to be performed at the end of 2017. In this paper, we report on the test of the first TF WP and on the status of the remaining production. |
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