Advanced plasma controller for the STOR-M tokamak

这项研究计划将为加强托卡马克聚变反应堆内等离子体约束的国际努力做出贡献。在更局部的尺度上，STOR-M托卡马克的放电稳定性和可靠性将得到改善，以增加该装置的实验有效性；使STOR-M托卡马克对国际上朝着商业级受控热核聚变反应堆的努力产生更大的影响。STOR-M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以实现成功受控热核聚变的重要性和难度怎么强调都不为过。这项研究计划将解决等离子体控制问题。作为这项研究的一部分，将开发一种新的探测器，以成像STOR-M托卡马克内的等离子体柱；完全成像等离子体柱的横截面形状。由于STOR-M目前没有成像等离子体柱形状的能力；因此，该设备将大大有助于增强设备的诊断补充。在本研究计划期间，还将为STOR-M托卡马克开发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，并将改进申请人最近开发用于STOR-M的基于模糊逻辑的控制器。该项目将有助于确保加拿大能够继续积极参与受控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.