Advanced plasma controller for the STOR-M tokamak

这一研究计划将有助于国际上加强托卡马克聚变反应堆内等离子体的约束。在更局部的尺度上，将提高STOR-M托卡马克放电的稳定性和可靠性，以提高装置的实验效率；使storm托卡马克对国际上商用级受控热核聚变反应堆的努力产生更大的影响。storm托卡马克是加拿大唯一的托卡马克。控制等离子体的各种特性对成功实现受控热核聚变的重要性和难度怎么强调都不为过。这个研究项目将解决等离子体控制问题。作为这项研究的一部分，将开发一种新型探测器，以便对STOR-M托卡马克内的等离子体柱进行成像；充分成像等离子体柱的横截面形状。目前，STOR-M还不具备对等离子体柱形状进行成像的能力；因此，该设备将大大提高该设备的诊断补充性。在这项研究计划中，还将为storm托卡马克开发一种改进的数字等离子体位置控制器。这将是一个自适应控制器，并将改进基于模糊逻辑的控制器，该控制器最近由申请人开发用于storm。该项目将有助于确保加拿大能够继续积极参与受控核聚变研究领域的前沿，并确保我们将拥有训练有素的人员，以便在未来继续这样做。

This research program will contribute to the international effort to enhance the confinement of the plasma within a tokamak fusion reactor. On a more local scale, the stability and reliability of the discharge in the STOR-M tokamak will be improved in order to increase the experimental effectiveness of the device; allowing the STOR-M tokamak to have a greater impact on the international effort towards a commercial grade controlled thermonuclear fusion reactor.  The STOR-M tokamak is Canada's only tokamak.  The importance, and the difficulty, of controlling various characteristics of the plasma to achieving successfully controlled thermonuclear fusion cannot be overstated. This research program will address plasma control issues. As a part of this research a novel detector will be developed in order to image the plasma column within the STOR-M tokamak; fully imaging the cross-sectional shape of the plasma column.  The capability of imaging the shape of the plasma column is not presently available on STOR-M; therefore this equipment will go a long way to enhancing the diagnostic complement of the device.  During this research program an improved digital plasma position controller will also be developed for the STOR-M tokamak.  This will be an adaptive controller, and will improve on the fuzzy logic based controller that was recently developed for use on STOR-M by the applicant. This project will help to ensure that Canada can continue to actively participate at the forefront of the field of controlled fusion research, and that we will have adequately trained personnel to continue to do so well into the future.