Design and manufacturing status of trim coils for the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator experiment

• DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2013.02.045
• Publication Date: 2013-03-13T19:47:07Z
• Authors: K. Riße; Th. Rummel; S. Freundt; A. Dudek; S. Renard; V. Bykov; M. Köppen; S. Langish; G.H. Neilson; Th. Brown; J. Chrzanowski; M. Mardenfeld; F. Malinowski; A. Khodak; X. Zhao; G. Eksaa
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences

Abstract The stellarator fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is currently under construction at the Max-Planck-Institut fur Plasmaphysik in Greifswald, Germany. The main magnetic field will be provided by a superconducting magnet system which generates a fivefold toroidal periodic magnetic field. However, unavoidable tolerances can result in small deviations of the magnetic field which disturb the toroidal periodicity. In order to have a tool to influence these field errors five additional normal conducting trim coils were designed to allow fine tuning of the main magnetic field during plasma operation. In the frame of an international cooperation the trim coils will be contributed by the US partners. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has accomplished several tasks to develop the final design ready for manufacturing e.g. detailed manufacturing design for the winding and for the coil connection area. The design work was accompanied by a detailed analysis of resulting forces and moments to prove the design. The manufacturing of the coils is running at Everson Tesla Inc; the first two coils were received at IPP.