EFDA-JET-CP(04)06/31

Matching To ELMY Plasmas In The ICRF Domain

The coupling of ICRF antennas to the plasma represent a load impedance different from the generator requirements for optimal power transfer. The matching must be able to cope with changes in coupling impedance due to varying plasma conditions. The changes occur on a timescale varying between particle confinement time and MHD events. In ELMy plasmas, the latter can be as fast as 50ms. Several methods are in use, but only a few can cope with this most challenging condition: hybrid couplers and conjugate-T. Hybrid couplers have been implemented on ASDEX Upgrade, Double-III-D and will be on JET, while Alcator C-mod, JET, Textor and Tore Supra have been outfitted with conjugate-T.
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