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Technical challenges in the construction of the steady-state stellarator Wendelstein 7-X

  • H. S. Bosch
  • , R. C. Wolf
  • , T. Andreeva
  • , J. Baldzuhn
  • , D. Birus
  • , T. Bluhm
  • , T. Bräuer
  • , H. Braune
  • , V. Bykov
  • , A. Cardella
  • , F. Durodié
  • , M. Endler
  • , V. Erckmann
  • , G. Gantenbein
  • , D. Hartmann
  • , D. Hathiramani
  • , P. Heimann
  • , B. Heinemann
  • , C. Hennig
  • , M. Hirsch
  • D. Holtum, J. Jagielski, J. Jelonnek, W. Kasparek, T. Klinger, R. König, P. Kornejew, H. Kroiss, J. G. Krom, G. Kühner, H. Laqua, H. P. Laqua, C. Lechte, M. Lewerentz, J. Maier, P. McNeely, A. Messiaen, G. Michel, J. Ongena, A. Peacock, T. S. Pedersen, R. Riedl, H. Riemann, P. Rong, N. Rust, J. Schacht, F. Schauer, R. Schroeder, B. Schweer, A. Spring, A. Stäbler, M. Thumm, Y. Turkin, L. Wegener, A. Werner, D. Zhang, M. Zilker, T. Akijama, R. Alzbutas, E. Ascasibar, M. Balden, M. Banduch, Ch Baylard, W. Behr, C. Beidler, A. Benndorf, T. Bergmann, C. Biedermann, B. Bieg, W. Biel, M. Borchardt, G. Borowitz, V. Borsuk, S. Bozhenkov, R. Brakel, H. Brand, T. Brown, B. Brucker, R. Burhenn, K. P. Buscher, C. Caldwell-Nichols, A. Cappa, A. Cardella, A. Carls, P. Carvalho, Ciupiński, M. Cole, J. Collienne, A. Czarnecka, G. Czymek, G. Dammertz, C. P. Dhard, V. I. Davydenko, A. Dinklage, M. Drevlak, S. Drotziger, A. Dudek, P. Dumortier, G. Dundulis, P. V. Eeten, K. Egorov, T. Estrada, H. Faugel, J. Fellinger, Y. Feng, H. Fernandes, W. H. Fietz, W. Figacz, F. Fischer, J. Fontdecaba, A. Freund, T. Funaba, H. Fünfgelder, A. Galkowski, D. Gates, L. Giannone, J. M. García Regaña, J. Geiger, S. Geißler, H. Greuner, M. Grahl, S. Groß, A. Grosman, H. Grote, O. Grulke, M. Haas, L. Haiduk, H. J. Hartfuß, J. H. Harris, D. Haus, B. Hein, P. Heitzenroeder, P. Helander, R. Heller, C. Hidalgo, D. Hildebrandt, H. Höhnle, A. Holtz, E. Holzhauer, R. Holzthüm, A. Huber, H. Hunger, F. Hurd, M. Ihrke, S. Illy, A. Ivanov, S. Jablonski, N. Jaksic, M. Jakubowski, R. Jaspers, H. Jensen, H. Jenzsch, J. Kacmarczyk, T. Kaliatk, J. Kallmeyer, U. Kamionka, R. Karaleviciu, S. Kern, M. Keunecke, R. Kleiber, J. Knauer, R. Koch, G. Kocsis, A. Könies, M. Köppen, R. Koslowski, J. Koshurinov, A. Krämer-Flecken, R. Krampitz, Y. Kravtsov, M. Krychowiak, G. Krzesinski, I. Ksiazek, Fr Kubkowska, A. Kus, S. Langish, R. Laube, M. Laux, S. Lazerson, M. Lennartz, C. Li, R. Lietzow, A. Lohs, A. Lorenz, F. Louche, L. Lubyako, A. Lumsdaine, A. Lyssoivan, H. Maaßberg, P. Marek, C. Martens, N. Marushchenko, M. Mayer, B. Mendelevitch, Ph Mertens, D. Mikkelsen, A. Mishchenko, B. Missal, T. Mizuuchi, H. Modrow, T. Mönnich, T. Morizaki, S. Murakami, F. Musielok, M. Nagel, D. Naujoks, H. Neilson, O. Neubauer, U. Neuner, R. Nocentini, J. M. Noterdaeme, C. Nührenberg, S. Obermayer, G. Offermanns, H. Oosterbeek, M. Otte, A. Panin, M. Pap, S. Paquay, E. Pasch, X. Peng, S. Petrov, D. Pilopp, H. Pirsch, B. Plaum, F. Pompon, M. Povilaitis, J. Preinhaelter, O. Prinz, F. Purps, T. Rajna, S. Récsei, A. Reiman, D. Reiter, J. Remmel, S. Renard, V. Rhode, J. Riemann, S. Rimkevicius, K. Riße, A. Rodatos, I. Rodin, M. Romé, H. J. Roscher, K. Rummel, Th Rummel, A. Runov, L. Ryc, J. Sachtleben, A. Samartsev, M. Sanchez, F. Sano, A. Scarabosio, M. Schmid, H. Schmitz, O. Schmitz, M. Schneider, W. Schneider, L. Scheibl, M. Scholz, G. Schröder, M. Schröder, J. Schruff, H. Schumacher, I. V. Shikhovtsev, M. Shoji, G. Siegl, J. Skodzik, M. Smirnow, E. Speth, D. A. Spong, R. Stadler, Z. Sulek, V. Szabó, T. Szabolics, T. Szetefi, Z. Szökefalvi-Nagy, A. Tereshchenko, H. Thomsen, M. Thumm, D. Timmermann, H. Tittes, K. Toi, M. Tournianski, U. V. Toussaint, J. Tretter, S. Tulipán, P. Turba, R. Uhlemann, J. Urban, E. Urbonavicius, P. Urlings, S. Valet, D. Van Eester, M. Van Schoor, M. Vervier, H. Viebke, R. Vilbrandt, M. Vrancken, T. Wauters, M. Weissgerber, E. Weiß, A. Weller, J. Wendorf, U. Wenzel, T. Windisch, E. Winkler, M. Winkler, J. Wolowski, J. Wolters, G. Wrochna, P. Xanthopoulos, H. Yamada, M. Yokoyama, D. Zacharias, J. Zajac, G. Zangl, M. Zarnstorff, H. Zeplien, S. Zoletnik, M. Zuin
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion
  • University of Stuttgart
  • Royal Military Academy
  • National Institute for Fusion Science
  • Lithuanian Energy Institute
  • CIEMAT
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
  • Maritime University of Szczecin
  • Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
  • Universidade de Lisboa
  • Warsaw University of Technology
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP)
  • Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA)
  • Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN
  • FOM-Instituut voor Plasmafysica 'Rijnhuizen'
  • Fraunhofer-Institut für Schicht- und Oberflächentechnik IST
  • Wigner Research Centre for Physics
  • Russian Academy of Science
  • University of Opole
  • Kyoto University
  • Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Plasma Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
  • Efremov Institute
  • CNR
  • Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnik IWU
  • Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
  • Universität in Rostock
  • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
  • Consorzio Rfx

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Abstract

The next step in the Wendelstein stellarator line is the large superconducting device Wendelstein 7-X, currently under construction in Greifswald, Germany. Steady-state operation is an intrinsic feature of stellarators, and one key element of the Wendelstein 7-X mission is to demonstrate steady-state operation under plasma conditions relevant for a fusion power plant. Steady-state operation of a fusion device, on the one hand, requires the implementation of special technologies, giving rise to technical challenges during the design, fabrication and assembly of such a device. On the other hand, also the physics development of steady-state operation at high plasma performance poses a challenge and careful preparation. The electron cyclotron resonance heating system, diagnostics, experiment control and data acquisition are prepared for plasma operation lasting 30 min. This requires many new technological approaches for plasma heating and diagnostics as well as new concepts for experiment control and data acquisition.

Original languageEnglish
Article number126001
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume53
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013

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