Fusion reactor control study. Volume 2: Tokamak reactors

Included are the following: a description and performance analysis of the simulator, control instrumentation requirements, an analysis of burn control, an analysis of plasma position and shape control, including the development of a complete control system concept and the synthesis and evaluation of active feedback position controllers, an evaluation of divertor concepts and reevaluation of divertor physics, control requirements, and potential for TEPR impurity and shutdown (or abort) control, and finally a discussion of integrated, computer control implementation concepts that includes delineation of the state-of-the-art in redundant, fault-tolerant processors and integrated sensor-effector-processor networks. A major achievement of the study was the validation of a methodology for the systematic study of TEPR control problems using an integrated analysis and computer simulation approach, and the delineation of outstanding TEPR control and instrumentation problems that sets requirements for future TEPR control technology research and development