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dc.contributor.authorRen, Z.
dc.contributor.authorXu, C.
dc.contributor.authorLin, Qun
dc.contributor.authorLoxton, Ryan
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:16:39Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:16:39Z
dc.date.created2015-12-10T04:26:02Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationRen, Z. and Xu, C. and Lin, Q. and Loxton, R. 2015. Dynamic optimization of tokamak plasmas via control parameterization and the time-scaling transformation, 34th Chinese Control Conference, pp. 2428-2433. Hangzhou: IEEE.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19945
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/ChiCC.2015.7260014
dc.description.abstract

Fusion nuclear reactions, in which multiple atomic nuclei collide to form a single atomic nucleus, can only occur at extremely high temperatures, where all matter is in the plasma state. In the majority of today’s experimental fusion reactors, the fusion plasma is confined to a torus shape using a magnetic confinement system called a tokamak. The performance of a tokamak depends crucially on the current spatial profile, which is related to the poloidal magnetic flux. Accordingly, in this paper, we investigate a finite-time optimal control problem in which the aim is to drive the current spatial profile to within close proximity of a desired target profile, subject to a parabolic PDE governing the evolution of the poloidal magnetic flux. To solve this optimal control problem, we first use the finite element method to approximate the PDE model by an ODE model. Then, we apply the control parameterization and time-scaling techniques to obtain an approximate finite-dimensional optimization problem, which can be solved using sequential quadratic programming methods. Simulation results using experimental data from the DIII-D tokamak in San Diego, California demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

dc.publisherIEEE
dc.titleDynamic optimization of tokamak plasmas via control parameterization and the time-scaling transformation
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage2428
dcterms.source.endPage2433
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of the 34th Chinese Control Conference (CCC 2015)
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of the 34th Chinese Control Conference (CCC 2015)
dcterms.source.isbn9781467374439
dcterms.source.conference2015 34th Chinese Control Conference
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