Exploration of new mode of operation for the device beyond the ITER in KSTAR

H. K. Park, J. Kim, J. Chung, B. H. Park, S. Jardin

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Abstract

The success of ITER may warrant a construction of DEMO for electric power demonstration. The complex internal control systems required for instabilities control in H-mode operation in ITER may not be possible in DEMO. In KSTAR, a scenario of stable ITB mode with a low edge q is explored as an alternative of the H-mode for the devices beyond ITER. Here, the stability boundary of the new mode and a path to optimize the ITB boundary for optimum bootstrap current are discussed. The required control tools for the remaining instabilities like sawtooth are also addressed. This includes control of the crash time of sawtooth instability with ECH and size of the q=1 surface with the off-axis current drive system. The sawtooth instability can be used for particle exhaust and confinement control.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication44th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2017
EditorsA. Bret, M. Fajardo, E. Westerhof, A. Melzer, B. Dromey, C. Riconda
PublisherEuropean Physical Society (EPS)
ISBN (Print)9781510849303
StatePublished - 2017
Event44th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2017 - Belfast, United Kingdom
Duration: Jun 26 2017Jun 30 2017

Publication series

Name44th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2017

Other

Other44th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBelfast
Period6/26/176/30/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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