Recent commissioning of two major fully superconducting (SC)-shaped tokamaks, Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) and Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR),… (More)
The DIII–D tokamak fusion research experiment's realtime digital plasma control system (PCS) is a complex and ever evolving system. During a plasma experiment, it is tasked with some of the most… (More)
The installation of new internal magnetic coils (I-Coils) in the DIII-D tokamak at General Atomics required extensive additions to the experiment data acquisition and protection capabilities. This… (More)
The DIII-D device began operation in 1986, and a fully digital plasma control system (PCS) was implemented in 1993. Over time, the success of the PCS to exploit the inherent versatility of the DIII-D… (More)
Recent commissioning of two major fully superconducting shaped tokamaks, EAST [Y. Wan, et al., Proc. 21st IAEA Fusion Energy Conf., Chengdu, China, 2006] and KSTAR [Y. K. Oh, et al., Proc. 25th Symp.… (More)
The various software systems developed for the DIII–D tokamak have played a highly visible and important role in tokamak operations and fusion research. Because of the heavy reliance on in-house… (More)
This operating year marks an upgrade to the computer system charged with control and data acquisition for neutral beam injection system’s heating at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, funded by the… (More)
This operating year marks an upgrade to the computer system charged with control and data acquisition for neutral beam injection system's heating at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, funded by the… (More)
For over twenty years, data acquisition hardware at DIII-D has been based on the CAMAC platform. These rugged and reliable systems, however, are gradually becoming obsolete due to end-of-life issues,… (More)
The development of the plasma shape control system of the Korea Superconducting Tokamak and Advanced Research (KSTAR) continues from the first utilization for plasma current/ major radii to the… (More)