• 한국진공학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.72-80
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• 2010

KSTAR ICRF 시스템에서 안테나 전류띠 간 커플링에 의한 전류띠의 전압, 전류 분포 변화와 전류띠 간 전력 전달에 의한 공명현상 그리고 전송선상의 이상 전압 분포 등을 예측하거나 분석하는 것은 그것의 안정적이고 신뢰성 있는 운전을 위해 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 전류띠 간 커플링에 의한 현상들을 이해하기 위해 ICRF 안테나에서 측정한 S-parameter를 커플링이 고려된 8포트 전송선회로 모델에 적용하여 전류띠의 전송선 회로 모델을 완성하였다. 완성된 전송선 회로모델의 자체유도계수, 상호유도계수, 전기용량성 등은 전류띠의 유한한 길이로 인하여 2D 모델의 값보다 작은 것으로 나타났다. 커플링이 고려된 전류띠의 전송선 회로모델은 공명루프와 결합되어 있는 KSTAR ICRF 시스템의 운전에 활용될 것이다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.314-324
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• 2006

KSTAR ICRF 안테나의 진공특성을 실험적으로 조사하였다. 제작된 안테나를 총 유효배기속도 1015 l/s의 진공펌프가 장착된 시험용 진공용기에 설치하였으며, 고주파 시험하기 전에 시간에 따른 압력 변화, 총기체 부하, 도달 진공도 등을 측정하였다. 낮은 출력의 고주파를 반복적으로 인가함으로서 세정 효과를 확인하였다. 안테나에 고주파를 인가하여 시험하는 동안 진공도 변화를 측정하였으며, 압력 상승에 의해 방전이 유발되는 한계 압력을 조사하였다. 본 안테나의 경우 고주파 인가 중에 진공용기의 압력이 $10^{-4}$ mbar 이상이 되면 방전이 일어났다. 장펄스 시험에서 안테나의 온도와 시험용 진공용기의 압력을 측정하여 안테나를 냉각하지 않은 상태에서 운전이 가능한 전압을 조사하였으며, 냉각했을 때의 결과와 비교하였다.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1997년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(2)
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• pp.583-588
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• 1997

For the efficient current drive, the structure of ICRF wave propagation and absorption in a tokamak plasma should be first investigated. In this paper, two dimensional study on FWCD as well as ICRF minority ion heating for the KSTAR [Korea Superconducting Tok Amak Research] [1] plasma was performed using the full wave code of TORIC [2]. The ICRF wave propagation and absorption structures, the competitive power absorption between electrons and ions and the coupling of antenna/plasma are investigated.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2002

A 1-MW vacuum feedthrough for the KSTAR ICRF antenna is fabricated and high power RF test is performed. It is designed to have two alumina $(Al_2O_3)$ ceramic cylinders and O-ring seal instead of a brazed seal for good mechanical and thermal strength, which is important in long pulse or steady state operation. For cooling of the ceramics, dry air is circulated in a space between the two cylinders and the outer conductor. Independent cooling water channels are installed to cool the inner conductor of the feedthrough. RF high voltage test is performed using two kinds of ceramics with the purities of 99.7% and 97%. Stable operation is possible with the RF voltage of 30 kVp at long pulse of 300 sec without any severe damage.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.595-602
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• 2023

The EAST ICRF system operating space has been extended in power and phase control with a low-level RF system for the new double-strap antenna. Then the multi-step power and periodic phase scanning experiment were conducted in L-mode plasma, respectively. In the power scanning experiment, the stored energy, radiation power, plasma impedance and the antenna's temperature all have positive responses during the short ramp-ups of P_L;ICRF. The core ion temperature increased from 1 keV to 1.5 keV and the core heating area expanded from |Z| ≤ 5 cm to |Z| ≤ 10 cm during the injection of ICRF waves. In the phasing scanning experiment, in addition to the same conclusions as the previous relatively phasing scanning experiment, the superposition effect of the fluctuation of stored energy, radiation power and neutron yield caused by phasing change with dual antenna, resulting in the amplitude and phase shift, was also observed. The active control of RF output facilitates the precise control of plasma profiles and greatly benefits future experimental exploration.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.216-221
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• 2024

Ion cyclotron range of frequency (ICRF) heating system is an important auxiliary heating method in the experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST). In EAST, several megawatts of power are transmitted with coaxial transmission lines and coupled to the plasma. For the long pulse and high power operation of the ICRF waves heating system, it is very important to effectively control the power and initial phase of the ICRF signals. In this paper, a power and phase feedback control system is described based on field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices, which can realize complicated algorithms with the advantages of fast running and high reliability. The transmitted power and antenna phase are measured by a power and phase detector and digitized. The power and phase feedback control algorithms is designed to achieve the target power and antenna phase. The power feedback control system was tested on a dummy load and during plasma experiments. Test results confirm that the feedback control system can precisely control ICRF power and antenna phase and is robust during plasma variations.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제41회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.317-317
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• 2011

Enhanced ICRF (Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequency) ion heating of H-mode D(H) plasma will be tried in 2011 KSTAR experimental campaign. Minority heating is a main ion heating scheme in the ICRF. Its efficiency increases as the hydrogen minority ratio increases in deuterium plasmas. And it should be sustained at a lower level than the critical minority ratio. Consequently, it is important to elevate the critical ratio to maximize ion heating and it is possible by increasing the ion temperature or parallel wave number (k${\parallel}$) of the antenna. Increasing the k${\parallel}$ is not a good approach since the coupling efficiency decreases exponentially with regard to k${\parallel}$ as well. So the remaining method is to increase ion temperature by using NB (Neutral Beam). Ion heating fraction of NB increases as the electron temperature increases. Therefore, we will try to heat electron by using ECH together with NB ion heating before ICRF power injection. The ICRF heating efficiency will be compared with respect to several NB+ECH+ICRF heating combinations through several diagnostics such as XICS (Xray Imaging Crystal Spectroscopy), CES (Charge Exchange Spectroscopy) and neutron measurement. The theoretical background and the experimental results will be presented in more detail in the conference.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.3724-3731
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• 2022

It is important for an ICRF full wave code to simulate the SOL (Scrape Off Layer) plasma as well as the core inside of the LCFS (Last Closed Flux Surface) for the precise prediction of the coupling between the antenna and the core plasma in tokamaks. To this end, a two dimensional full wave code based on a Fourier spectral algorithm has been developed. The spectral algorithm and procedures are described and the simulation results for the minority heating in KSTAR are reported including electric field, power absorption and power flux.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 2005년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.887-888
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• 2005

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 2004년도 추계학술발표회 발표논문집
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• pp.721-722
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• 2004