Physics Operations With the DIII-D Plasma Control System
Physics Operations With the DIII-D Plasma Control System
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使用 DIII-D 等离子体控制系统进行物理运算
DOI：
10.1109/fusion.2009.5226523
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
M. Walker
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作者：
A. Hyatt;J. Ferron;D. Humphreys;F. Chamberlain;R.D. Johnson;B. Penaflor;D. Piglowski;J. Scoville;M. Walker
DIII-D设备于1986年开始运行，1993年实施了全数字等离子体控制系统(PCS)。随着时间的推移，PCS成功地利用了DIII-D设备固有的多功能性，从而形成了使用PCS来控制所有可用的等离子体系统执行器的理念。这使得PCS成为一个非常强大的物理工具，它是DIII-D物理操作的核心。DIII-D设备和PCS必须控制的所有系统的复杂性使得为新的实验正确设置PCS成为一项艰巨的任务。一批受过PCS操作专门培训的物理学家构成了DIII-D物理操作人员的主体。它们是实验计划和成功执行之间的接口，因此是每个实验的关键组成部分。物理运算也是一套工具和程序。我们将简要介绍其中一些工具，例如TokSys控制设计和建模环境以及SMART PCS设置核对表，这些工具可大大减少为新实验重新配置PCS时的人为错误。我们将研究允许有效使用这些工具的程序，以及可能影响生产率的一些人为因素。
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 device led to a philosophy of using the PCS to control all available plasma system actuators. This made the PCS a very powerful physics tool that is at the core of Physics Operations at DIII-D. The complexity of the DIII-D device and all the systems the PCS must control makes the proper setup of the PCS for new experiments a daunting task. A cadre of physicists specially trained in PCS operation forms the bulk of the Physics Operations staff at DIII-D. They are the interface between experimental plans and successful execution and, as such, are a critical component of each experiment. Physics Operations is also a set of tools and procedures. We will briefly examine some of those tools, such as the TokSys control design and modeling environment and the ¿smart¿ PCS setup checklist, that greatly reduce human error in reconfiguring the PCS for a new experiment. We will examine the procedures that allow efficient use of those tools and some of the human factors that can affect productivity.