Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: The successful operation of superconducting tokamaks is very challenging because of limitations arising out of a complex geometry, configuration and construction. The slow penetration of loop voltage because a continuous plasma chamber requires low loop voltage plasma initiation. Apart from these operational challenges, SST1 also has technical issues related to cooling down of the superconducting poloidal field (PF) coils, for obtaining advanced plasma operation and control. Furthermore, limits are imposed on the loop voltage by magnet power supplies and PF coil insulation. To improve our understanding of these issues, operations in SST-1 have been attempted with low loop voltages and will be discussed in this paper.
Source: Plasma and Fusion Research
Authors: Promod K. SHARMA, Yogesh M. JAIN, Kiran K. AMBULKAR, Pramod R. PARMAR, Chetan G. VIRANI, Saifali DALAKOTI, Jagabandhu KUMAR, Arvind L. THAKUR, Daniel RAJU, Joydeep GHOSH, SST-1 and ADITYA-U Team
Institutions: Homi Bhabha National Institute, Institute for Plasma Research
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2894123787