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In magnetic fusion devices, error field (EF) sources, spurious magnetic field perturbations, need to be identified and corrected for safe and stable (disruption-free) tokamak operation. Within Work Package Tokamak Exploitation RT04, a series of studies hav ...

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Performance Comparison of Cables With Partial Transposition

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The need of full transposition of the current carrying elements (strands) in large cables is frequently retained as top design criterion for conductors operating in pulsed mode. However, when the transposition error, i.e., the inductance difference among t ...

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Global fluid simulations of plasma turbulence in stellarators

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DEMO toroidal field coil fast discharge unit integration studies

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Performance of the Cable-in-Conduit Conductors for Super-X Test Facility

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IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2023

Manufacture and performance test result of a 95 kA-class Nb-Ti cable-in-conduit conductor for the low field winding-package of CFETR-TF coil

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AC loss and electrical resistance of the RW3 diffusion-bonded joint

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For the European DEMO fusion reactor, several options of the Toroidal Field (TF) coil design were proposed. The winding of the TF coil option 1 is based on React&Wind (RW), Nb3Sn, graded conductors in order to optimize the amount of superconductor accordin ...

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Essay: Overcoming the Obstacles to a Magnetic Fusion Power Plant

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Springer Nature2023

Deriving Major Ion Concentrations at High Resolution from Continuous Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Karst Systems

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SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG2023

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On Energy Control of Modular Multilevel Converters

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Owing to the advancements in the area of power electronics, efficient and flexible ac to dc conversion is made possible, bringing back into focus the idea of the dc power transmission at various voltage levels. Several technical and economical factors advo ...

EPFL2023

EMC and earthing concept of the ITER EC-system

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Gyrotrons and High Voltage Power Supplies (HVPS) used on electron cyclotron (EC) systems are the source of large electromagnetic interference (EMI). Arcing events inside gyrotrons is the most frequently cited issue, but fast shutdown of a HVPS can produce ...

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JET experiments using the fuel mixture envisaged for fusion power plants, deuterium and tritium (D-T), provide a unique opportunity to validate existing D-T fusion power prediction capabilities in support of future device design and operation preparation. ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2023

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation in externalizing behaviours: A review and combined analysis

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DNA methylation (DNAm) is one of the most frequently studied epigenetic mechanisms facilitating the interplay of genomic and environmental factors, which can contribute to externalizing behaviours and related psychiatric disorders. Previous epigenome-wide ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2023

Design and Development of a Diagnostic System for a Non-Intercepting Direct Measure of the SPIDER Ion Source Beamlet Current

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Stable and uniform beams with low divergence are required in particle accelerators; therefore, beyond the accelerated current, measuring the beam current spatial uniformity and stability over time is necessary to assess the beam performance, since these pa ...

MDPI2023