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Iterative optimization of auxiliary coils for stellarators
- Source :
- Nuclear Fusion. 42:383-387
- Publication Year :
- 2002
- Publisher :
- IOP Publishing, 2002.
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Abstract
- A direct method is described for finding optimal coils, and `flexibility' coils are presented which have been determined by this method. The method proceeds straight to a coil design from the required vacuum magnetic configuration parameters for the desired plasma, rather than producing an intermediate `surface current' description. This allows engineering requirements to be faithfully reproduced. The method has been applied by implementing a perturbative vacuum rotational transform evaluator as an optimality criterion. The speed of this evaluation step allows a thorough exploration of the set of possible coil trajectories and permits a high degree of confidence in the optimality of the best candidate. It is shown that the flexible heliac winding is very near optimal for rotational transform generation.
Details
- ISSN :
- 17414326 and 00295515
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nuclear Fusion
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........acc09b82978c7971b92c7ea398c0085d