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Modeling and control of TCV

Modeling and control of TCV
Modeling and control of TCV
A new approach to the modeling and control of tokamak fusion reactors is presented. A nonlinear model is derived using the classical arguments of Hamiltonian mechanics and a low-order linear model is derived from it. The modeling process used here addresses flux and energy conservation issues explicitly and self-consistently. The model is of particular value, because it shows the relationship between the initial modeling assumptions and the resulting predictions. The mechanisms behind the creation of uncontrollable modes in tokamak models are discussed. A normalized coprime factorization controller is developed for the Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV), CRPP-EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, tokamak using the linearized model, which has been extensively verified on the TCV and JT-60U, JAERI, Naka, Japan, tokamaks. Recent theory is applied to reduce the controller order significantly whilst guaranteeing a priori bounds on the robust stability and performance. The controller is shown to track successfully reference signals that dictate the plasma’s shape, position and current. The tests used to verify this were carried out on linear and nonlinear models.
Control systems, model reduction
1063-6536
356-369
Sharma, A.S.
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Limebeer, D.J.N.
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Sharma, A.S., Limebeer, D.J.N., Jaimoukha, I.M. and Lister, J.B. (2005) Modeling and control of TCV. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 13 (3), 356-369. (doi:10.1109/TCST.2004.841647).

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A new approach to the modeling and control of tokamak fusion reactors is presented. A nonlinear model is derived using the classical arguments of Hamiltonian mechanics and a low-order linear model is derived from it. The modeling process used here addresses flux and energy conservation issues explicitly and self-consistently. The model is of particular value, because it shows the relationship between the initial modeling assumptions and the resulting predictions. The mechanisms behind the creation of uncontrollable modes in tokamak models are discussed. A normalized coprime factorization controller is developed for the Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV), CRPP-EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, tokamak using the linearized model, which has been extensively verified on the TCV and JT-60U, JAERI, Naka, Japan, tokamaks. Recent theory is applied to reduce the controller order significantly whilst guaranteeing a priori bounds on the robust stability and performance. The controller is shown to track successfully reference signals that dictate the plasma’s shape, position and current. The tests used to verify this were carried out on linear and nonlinear models.

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Published date: May 2005
Keywords: Control systems, model reduction
Organisations: Aerodynamics & Flight Mechanics Group

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Local EPrints ID: 350129
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/350129
ISSN: 1063-6536
PURE UUID: 0bc29185-7b7a-4fdb-9c14-51234a5adb7c
ORCID for A.S. Sharma: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7170-1627

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:46

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Author: A.S. Sharma ORCID iD
Author: D.J.N. Limebeer
Author: I.M. Jaimoukha
Author: J.B. Lister

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