Optimal current profile control for enhanced repeatability of L-mode and H-mode discharges in DIII-D

Autor: Tim C. Luce, C. T. Holcomb, Justin Barton, Robert D. Johnson, Ben G. Penaflor, William Wehner, David Humphreys, Eugenio Schuster, J.R. Ferron, M Menno Lauret, Michael L. Walker
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Fusion Engineering and Design. 123:513-517
ISSN: 0920-3796
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.03.022
Popis: In this work, model-based control techniques are used to obtain target current profiles in low-confinement-mode (L-mode) as well as high-confinement-mode (H-mode) DIII-D discharges. The control problem is formulated as a trajectory optimization problem to search for a feasible path from the expected initial condition to the desired target. The result comprises a sequence of feedforward (open-loop) control requests and a corresponding state evolution from the initial condition to the desired target. On top of this optimal feedforward control sequence a feedback (closed-loop) controller based on a linearized model and optimal control design techniques is added to track the desired state evolution. The effectiveness of the control approach is demonstrated with experiments.
Databáze: OpenAIRE