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Advances in multi-megawatt lower hybrid technology in support of steady-state tokamak operation

Author(s)
Delpech, L.Achard, J.Armitano, A.Artaud, J.F.Bae, Y.S.Belo, J.H.Berger-By, G.Bouquey, F.Cho, M.H.Corbel, E.Decker, J.Do, H.Dumont, R.Ekedahl, A.Garibaldi, P.Goniche, M.Guilhem, D.Hillariet, J.Hoang, G.T.Kim, H.S.Kim, J,H,Kim, HKwak, J.G.Magne, R.Mollard, P.Na, Y.S.Namkung, W.Oh, Y.K.Park, S.Park, Hyeon KeoPeysson, Y.Poli, SProu, M.Samaile, F.Yang, H.L.The Tore Supra Team
Issued Date
2014-09
DOI
10.1088/0029-5515/54/10/103004
URI
https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/22726
Fulltext
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0029-5515/54/10/103004/meta
Citation
NUCLEAR FUSION, v.54, no.10, pp.103004
Abstract
It has been demonstrated that lower hybrid current drive (LHCD) systems play a crucial role for steady-state tokamak operation, owing to their high current drive (CD) efficiency and hence their capability to reduce flux consumption. This paper describes the extensive technology programmes developed for the Tore Supra (France) and the KSTAR (Korea) tokamaks in order to bring continuous wave (CW) LHCD systems into operation. The Tore Supra LHCD generator at 3.7 GHz is fully CW compatible, with RF power PRF = 9.2 MW available at the generator to feed two actively water-cooled launchers. On Tore Supra, the most recent and novel passive active multijunction (PAM) launcher has sustained 2.7 MW (corresponding to its design value of 25 MW m−2 at the launcher mouth) for a 78 s flat-top discharge, with low reflected power even at large plasma-launcher gaps. The fully active multijunction (FAM) launcher has reached 3.8 MW of coupled power (24 MW m−2 at the launcher mouth) with the new TH2103C klystrons. By combining both the PAM and FAM launchers, 950 MJ of energy, using 5.2 MW of LHCD and 1 MW of ICRH (ion cyclotron resonance heating), was injected for 160 s in 2011. The 3.7 GHz CW LHCD system will be a key element within the W (for tungsten) environment in steady-state Tokamak (WEST) project, where the aim is to test ITER technologies for high heat flux components in relevant heat flux density and particle fluence conditions. On KSTAR, a 2 MW LHCD system operating at 5 GHz is under development. Recently the 5 GHz prototype klystron has reached 500 kW/600 s on a matched load, and studies are ongoing to design a PAM launcher. In addition to the studies of technology, a combination of ray-tracing and Fokker-Planck calculations have been performed to evaluate the driven current and the power deposition due to LH waves, and to optimize the N∥ spectrum for the future launcher design. Furthermore, an LHCD system at 5 GHz is being considered for a future upgrade of the ITER Heating and Current Drive systems, with a power capability of 20 MW coupled to the plasma using a PAM launcher. An R&D programme is being conducted at CEA/IRFM to develop a BeO vacuum window which is a safety critical component of the transmission line. In addition, a mock-up of a TE10-TE30 mode converter at 5 GHz, designed for a rectangular transmission line, has been manufactured and successfully tested on Tore Supra at low RF power.
Publisher
INT ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
ISSN
0029-5515

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