Expertise and Skills for Microwaves in ITER

Control systems are essential for the operation of fusion devices to support the integrate automatic functioning of all systems. IPFN completencies in this area are well recognized worldwide. The contract with ITER and F4E result from a R&D vertical strategy for the development of microwave diagnostics and control and data acquisition systems, that started in the early 90’s with the sole portuguse device for research in nuclear fusion, the tokamak ISTTOK.

The main achievements of the team include the development of microwave diagnostics for several European fusion devices (Germany, UK, Spain, Czech Republic) and Brazil, and the development of data processing tools, numerical simulations and real-time control algorithms. On these developments high relevance should be given to the contributions to the European fusion device JET (Joint European Torus) and the recent demonstration of the position control system for the tokamak ASDEX-Upgrade in Germany (2011), similar to the diagnostic being developed for ITER

IPFN’s microwave expertise comprises a multidisciplinary team with competencies on:

• Theory & Modelling
• Microwave Electronics
• Dat Processing & Analysis
• Plasma Physics
• Diagnostic Physics
• Integration Engineering