Title
ASTRA-Matlab Integration for the Control of Tokamaks
Abstract
The current increment in energy consumption has renewed the interest in the development of alternatives to fossil fuels. In this regard, the interest in solving the different control problems existing in nuclear fusion reactors like Tokamaks has been intensified. The aim of this manuscript is to show how the ASTRA code, which is used to simulate the performance of Tokamaks, can be integrated into the Matlab-Simulink tool in order to make easier the development of suitable controllers for Tokamaks. As a demonstrative case study to show the feasibility and the goodness of the proposed integration, a modified anti-windup PID-based controller coupled with an optimization algorithm for the loop voltage has been implemented. This integration represents an original and innovative work in the Tokamak control area and it provides new possibilities for the development and application of advanced control schemes to the standardized ASTRA code.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1109/ICCA.2009.5410325
Informatica, Lith. Acad. Sci.
Keywords
Field
DocType
advanced control scheme,energy consumption,proposed integration,different control problem,tokamak control area,standardized astra code,current increment,demonstrative case study,astra code,astra-matlab integration,matlab-simulink tool,nuclear engineering,fusion reactors,pid controller
Tokamak,MATLAB,PID controller,Voltage,Control engineering,Engineering,ASTRA,Fusion power
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
22
2
1948-3449
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
M. Goretti Sevillano161.86
Izaskun Garrido2218.99
Aitor J. Garrido32211.11
Oscar Barambones45613.24
j romero500.34