Manufacturing the European Superconducting TF Winding Packs for the ITER
| Autor: | Marc Jimenez, Eva Boter Rebollo, Santiago Tarrago, Narcis Pellicer Sabadi, Oriano Dormicchi, Angela Hernandez Sanchez, B. Bellesia, L. Poncet, Stefano Pittaluga, Piergiorgio Aprili, Paz Casas Lino, M. Cornelis, P. Barbero, Jacques Silva Ribeiro, Eduard Viladiu Martinez, Michele Damone, Andres Felipe, K. Libens, R. Harrison, Jordi Cornella Medrano, Charalampos Kostopoulos, A. Bonito-Oliva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Superconductivity
Materials science Thermonuclear fusion Toroidal field Nuclear engineering Plasma confinement Condensed Matter Physics 01 natural sciences Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Magnetic field symbols.namesake Electromagnetic coil 0103 physical sciences symbols Electrical and Electronic Engineering 010306 general physics Lorentz force Electrical conductor |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 28:1-5 |
| ISSN: | 1558-2515 1051-8223 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/tasc.2018.2797299 |
| Popis: | The magnetic field, necessary for the plasma confinement in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), Cadarache, France, is provided by the 18 Toroidal Field Coils (TFC). In each coil, this magnetic field is produced by circulating a current of 68 kA through 4.5 km of Nb3Sn cable-in-conduit superconductor, which is assembled into a mechanical structure capable of withstanding the huge Lorentz forces produced. The Fusion for Energy, the European Domestic Agency for the ITER, is responsible for the supply of 10 TFC. This article gives an overview of the manufacturing and test processes applied during the series production of all sub- and final assemblies, as well as the production status. Special emphasis will be put on some particular characteristics of the Nb3Sn superconductor and other problems faced during manufacturing and strategies applied to overcome them. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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