Demonstration of 200 kA CHI Startup Current Coupling to Transformer Drive on NSTX B.A. Nelson, R. Raman, T.R. Jarboe, University of Washington D. Mueller,

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Demonstration of 200 kA CHI Startup Current Coupling to Transformer Drive on NSTX B.A. Nelson, R. Raman, T.R. Jarboe, University of Washington D. Mueller, B. LeBlanc, L. Roquemore, S. Gerhardt, H.W. Kugel Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory V. Soukhanovskii Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the NSTX Research Team 2009 International Spherical Torus Workshop October 22-24, 2009 Madison, Wisconsin 1

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, Solenoid-Free Current Initiation would Improve the Prospects of the ST as a CTF and Fusion Reactor Could also aid tokamak designs  Access lower aspect ratio configurations & reduce cost NSTX is actively engaged in solenoid-free plasma startup research Transient Coaxial Helicity Injection (CHI) plasma startup method developed on HIT-II at U-Washington NSTX has now demonstrated the savings of 200 kA equivalent solenoid flux after coupling CHI-started discharges to induction

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 NSTX is ~30 x Volume of HIT-II 3 Concept exploration device HIT-II Built for developing CHI Many close-fitting fast-response PF coils 4 kV CHI capacitor bank Proof-of-Principle NSTX device Built with conventional tokamak components Few PF coils 1.7 kV CHI capacitor bank

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Transient CHI: Axisymmetric Reconnection Leads to Formation of Closed Flux Surfaces 4 Demonstration of closed flux current generation –Aided by gas and EC-pre-ionization injection from below divertor plate region Demonstration of coupling to induction (2008) –Aided by staged capacitor bank capability CHI for an ST: T.R. Jarboe, Fusion Technology, 15 (1989) 7 Transient CHI: R. Raman, T.R. Jarboe, B.A. Nelson, et al., PRL 90, (2003)

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Very High Current Multiplication (~70) Aided by High Toroidal Flux 5 Record 160 kA non-inductively generated closed flux current in ST or tokamak produced in NSTX R. Raman, B.A. Nelson, M.G. Bell et al., PRL 97, (2006) LRDFIT (J. Menard) I p = I inj (Φ Tor  inj ) LRDFIT reconstructions

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Current Multiplication in NSTX is ~10x than in HIT-II 6

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Externally Produced Toroidal Field Makes CHI Much More Efficient in a ST (Compared to Spheromak) 7 As the magnitude of the toroidal field increases: - Less injector current is needed for a given injector flux - Current multiplication factor improves Favorable scaling with machine size * T.R. Jarboe, Fusion Tech. 15, 7 (1989) I p = I inj (Φ tor / ψ inj )

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Inductively Coupled Current Ramps-up After Input Power Exceeds Radiated Power 8 HIT-II Results Identical loop voltage programming for all cases Coupling current increases as injector flux is increased Radiated power can be decreased by using W or Mo target plates –Start-up plasma (inductive or CHI) is cold (few 10s of eV)  Reduce low-Z line radiation –Auxiliary heating would ease requirements on current ramp-up system R. Raman, T.R. Jarboe, R.G. O’Neill, et al., NF 45 (2005) L15-L19 R. Raman, T.R. Jarboe, W.T. Hamp, et al., PoP 14 (2007)

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Low-Z Impurity Radiation Should be Reduced for Inductive Coupling 9 Low-Z impurity radiation increases with more capacitors Possible improvements –Test CHI in NSTX with partial metal outer divertor plates as part of liquid Li divertor upgrades  High Te in spheromaks (500 eV) obtained with metal electrodes –Discharge clean divertor with higher current DC power supply –Use ~350 kW ECH to heat CHI started plasma NSTX Results

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 CHI-started Discharge Couples to Induction and Transitions to an H-mode Demonstrating Compatibility with High-performance Plasma Operation 10 Te & Ne from Thomson Ti from CHERS CHERS: R. Bell Thomson: B. LeBlanc *T.R. Jarboe, Fusion Technology, 15 (1989) 7 Projected plasma current for CTF > 2.5 MA [I p = I inj (Φ Tor  inj )]* −Based on 50 kA injector current (250 kA equivalent achieved on HIT-II) −Current multiplication of 50 (70 achieved in NSTX) Discharge is under full plasma equilibrium position control −Loop voltage is preprogrammed

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Flux Savings on NSTX Now Realized After Low-Z Impurity Reduction 11 Long-pulse (400 ms) CHI discharges in a ‘stuffed- injector’ current mode used to ablate low-Z impurities from lower divertor Deuterium glow discharge cleaning employed to chemically sputter and reduce oxygen levels A buffer field was provided using new PF coils located in the upper divertor region (absorber region) to reduce interaction of CHI discharge with un-conditioned upper divertor plates Lithium evaporation on lower divertor plates improved discharge performance

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Absorber PF Coils Have Reduced Influx of Oxygen Impurities From Upper Divertor 12

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Avoidance of Absorber Arc Clearly Seen in Fast Camera Images ms Abs Arc 20ms 8.5ms 7ms 7.5ms 8.5ms No Arc Discharge with absorber arc (135622) shrinks in size after coupling to induction Discharge without absorber arc (135616) heats-up and visible emission decreases

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Using Only 25 kJ of Capacitor Bank Energy 300 kA of CHI Started Discharge Generated and Coupled to Induction 14 All discharges used 0.11 Vs of central solenoid flux Te and ne, both are higher in CHI-started discharge Discharges with 3-capacitors (20 kJ) reaches 525 kA kA higher than induction-only discharge - Induction-only discharge reaches only 325 kA

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Weak Absorber Arc During Operation with 20 mF Capacitor Responsible for Reduced Coupling to Induction (20mF) 8.5ms Abs Arc (15mF) 8.5ms Reduced Arc (5mF) 8.5ms (10mF) 8.5ms No Arc

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 TS Electron Temperatures up to 50 eV for the First Time in NSTX CHI Discharges 16 For the first time in NSTX CHI discharges, the electron temperature is seen to increase with increasing capacitor bank energy This indicates burn-through of oxygen impurities (due to reduction in oxygen levels) For Te > 20 eV, flux savings should be realized, and is now seen in NSTX CHI started discharges

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 NSTX has Demonstrated a Viable Solenoid-Free Plasma Startup Method for the ST 17 Demonstration of the process in a vessel volume thirty times larger than HIT-II on a size scale more comparable to a reactor Remarkable multiplication factor of 70 between the injected current and the achieved toroidal current, compared to six in previous experiments Results were obtained on a machine designed with mainly conventional components and systems Favorable scaling with increasing machine size 1)0.3 MA current generation in NSTX validates capability of CHI for high current generation in ST 2)Successful coupling of CHI started discharges to inductive ramp-up & transition to an H-mode demonstrates compatibility with high- performance plasma operation

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Back-up slides 18

NSTX CHI Start-up and Coupling to InductionOct 22, 2009 Simultaneous Requirements for Transient CHI 19 Bubble burst current*: = injector flux = flux foot print width = current in TF coil Time needed to displace toroidal flux –For typical voltage at the injector after breakdown ~500 V need ~1 ms to displace 600 mWb Energy for peak toroidal current: Exceed Energy for ionization and heating to 20 eV (~50 eV/D) –For 2 Torr.L injected, need ~2 kJ