JET S1 Switch
JET S1 Switch
JET S1 Switch
Abstract
Culham
Centre
for
Fusion
Energy
(CCFE)
has
fabricated
a
large-scale
Ohmic
Heating
(OH)
network
a
switching
network
that
connects
the
driving
energy
source
to
the
JET
tokamak
to
induce
and
maintain
the
plasma
current.
The
bespoke
OH
network
consists
of
high
current
opening
and
closing
switches,
a
counter-pulse
circuit,
commutating
resistors,
and
various
safety
and
protection
devices
and
their
controls.
The
apparatus
could
be
used
for
three
broad
areas
of
application:
Description
Ohmic
heating
(aka
resistive
heating,
or
Joule
heating)
is
used
to
induce
and
maintain
the
plasma
current
in
the
JET
tokamak;
raising
the
temperature
of
the
plasma
to
around
20,000,000
C.
The
OH
network
constructed
at
CCFE
consists
of
high
current
opening
and
closing
switches,
a
counter-pulse
circuit,
commutating
resistors,
and
various
safety
and
protection
devices
and
their
controls.
The
switching
network
can
withstand
currents
of
up
to
40
kA
and
has
an
(80
bar)
air
blast
system
to
eliminate
the
arc
when
the
switch
is
opened.
A
counter-pulse
circuit
is
installed
in
case
of
arc
re-strike,
which
charges
a
bank
of
high
storage
capacitors
(1.2
mF
at
25
kV).
The
purpose-built
facility
has
been
used
extensively
for
high
power
fusion
applications.
It
is
rigorously
maintained
and
tested
by
experts.
Safety
and
protection
devices
are
already
installed.
Application
The
OHC
is
used
to
induce
and
maintain
the
plasma
current
in
the
JET
nuclear
fusion
tokamak.
The
apparatus
could
potentially
be
used
for
three
broad
domains
of
application: