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The Wendelstein 7-X stellarator (W7-X), one of the largest stellarator fusion experiments, is in operation since 2015 at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald. W7-X has reached the final status in 2022 with actively cooled in-vessel components. The superconducting magnet system consist of 50 non-planar and 20 planar coils. The superconducting coils as well as the connecti...Show More
A hypothetical ground fault in the superconducting (sc) magnet system of Wendelstein 7-X would shift the midpoint of the grounding system and therefore increase the voltage to ground during a fast discharge of the sc magnet system. As this voltage could endanger the high voltage integrity of the sc magnet system, an In-Service-Test system has been developed to monitor the insulation of the sc magn...Show More
The magnet system of the stellarator fusion device Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is composed of three different groups of coil systems. The main magnetic field is created by a superconducting magnet system that is accompanied by two sets of normal conducting coil groups, the trim coils positioned outside of the cryostat and the control coils (CCs) inside the plasma vessel. The CC system consists of ten 3...Show More
The superconducting stellarator Wendelstein 7-X has completed the first three experimental phases, the first one with a limiter only and two phases with an inertially cooled carbon divertor configuration. The main mission of the latter two phases (the last one with two scraper elements) was to pave the way for the planned steady-state operation with high-power plasmas and a steady-state divertor. ...Show More
The Wendelstein 7-X experimental device has completed the third plasma operation campaign in November 2018. The running, two-year shut down phase is being used to install new diagnostics, new in-vessel-components (steady-state divertor and cryopumps), and their auxiliary supply systems. In particular, the installation of the ten cryopumps requires a substantial upgradation of the cryosystems. The ...Show More
The plasma fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) uses a system of 50 nonplanar and 20 planar superconducting coils. These coils produce the magnetic field that is required to confine the plasma. Magnetic flux densities up to 3 tesla can be reached in the center of the plasma. Supercritical helium is used to cool down the coils to operating temperatures below 4 K. The coils are specified for cur...Show More
The fusion device Wendelstein 7-X is a modular stellarator, which went into operation at the Greifswald branch of the Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik in December 2015. The main component is the superconducting magnet system that consists of 50 nonplanar and 20 planar coils, 14 high-temperature superconductor (HTS) current leads (CLs), and more than 100 superconducting bus bars. The HTS CLs wi...Show More
The plasma fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) uses a system of 50 non-planar and 20 planar superconducting coils. These coils produce the magnetic field that is required to confine the plasma. Magnetic flux densities up to 3 T can be reached in the center of the plasma. Supercritical helium is used to cool down the coils to operating temperatures <; 4K. The currents in the coils can reach up...Show More
In 2015, the optimized stellarator Wendelstein 7-X stellarator (W7-X) started with operation. The main objective of W7-X is the demonstration of the integrated reactor potential of the optimized stellarator line. An important element of this mission is the achievement of high heating power and high confinement in the steady-state operation. The approach to this mission is the following three steps...Show More
During the first operation phase OP1.1 of Wendelstein 7-X, the magnet systems were not operated up to its maximum capabilities. During the next operation phase OP1.2, a big step in the direction to a full current operation will be taken. The superconducting magnet system consists of the two different coil types: the nonplanar coils (NPCs) and the planar coils (PLCs). With respect to OP1.1, the NPC...Show More
The quench protection system of the nonplanar coils of the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator was laid out over 15 years ago. At that time, the assessment of the hot-spot temperature by a basic adiabatic model was done using design values for material and operation parameters. After the operating experience in 2016, the hot-spot temperature is reassessed with the thermal-hydraulic program THEA, using the...Show More
The superconducting fusion device Wendelstein 7-X went into operation in December 2015. One of the most important steps was the commissioning of the superconducting magnet system. It consists of 70 superconducting coils, 14 high temperature superconductor (HTS) current leads, and more than 100 superconducting bus bars. The system is divided into seven electrical circuits with ten coils, associated...Show More
There are three main magnet systems in Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), comprising in total 85 coils arranged in 22 independent circuits fed by steady-state power supplies. The superconducting coil system creates the main magnetic field and consists of 70 coils, grouped in 7 electrical circuits with 10 coils each with an inductance of ~1 H. Each circuit is fed by one power supply with a maximum current of ...Show More
The Wendelstein 7-X stellarator (W7-X), one of the largest stellarator fusion experiments, is presently being taken into operation at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald. The main objective of the experiment is to prove the reactor relevance of the optimized stellarator concept. The W7-X experiment has a superconducting magnet system with 50 nonplanar and 20 planar coils grou...Show More
There are three main magnet systems in Wendelstein 7-X, comprising in total 85 coils arranged in 22 independent circuits fed by steady state power supplies. The superconducting coil system creates the main magnetic field and consists of 70 coils, grouped in seven electrical circuits with ten coils each with an inductance of about one Henry. Each circuit is fed by one power supply with a maximum cu...Show More
The stellarator fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is presently under assembly at the Greifswald branch of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Germany. The W7-X superconducting magnet system basically consists of 50 nonplanar and 20 planar coils, including the interconnecting bus bars, and the support structure. The seven electrical circuits with 10 coils each in a series are suppli...Show More
The stellarator fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is currently under construction at the Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik in Greifswald, Germany. Five normal conducting trim coils have been designed to allow for fine tuning of the main magnetic field during plasma operation. To limit the mechanical stresses in the coil, the proper functioning of the coil cooling system must be carefully...Show More
The stresses induced during the energizing and de-energizing process of the Wendelstein 7-X super conducting magnet system could cause cracks in the embedding of the winding packages and consequently a ground fault that would not be detected during normal operation as the operating voltage of the magnet is system is too low. With a ground fault present during a fast discharge, the middle point gro...Show More
The magnet system of the fusion experimental device Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) contains superconducting as well as normal conducting coils. Seventy superconducting coils are forming the steady state main field to confine the plasma. Inside of the plasma vessel, ten control coils, made of copper, will be placed to modify the strike points of the plasma at the divertor. In addition, a set of five normal...Show More
The stellarator fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is currently under construction at the Max-PlanckInstitut für Plasmaphysik in Greifswald (IPP), Germany. Five normal conducting trim coils have been designed to allow for fine tuning of the main magnetic field during plasma operation. To limit the mechanical stress in the coil the proper function of the coil cooling system must be carefully ...Show More
The stellarator fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is presently under assembly at the Greifswald branch of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), Germany. The W7-X superconducting magnet system basically consists of 50 non planar and 20 planar coils including the interconnecting bus bars, and the support structure. The seven electrical circuits with ten coils each in series, are ...Show More
The stellarator fusion experimental device Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is presently under assembly at the Greifswald branch of the Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Germany. The superconducting magnet system consists of 50 nonplanar coils, 20 planar coils, a superconducting bus system, and 14 current leads. It is organized in seven electrical circuits with ten coils, the bus system for the intercon...Show More
The magnet system of the fusion experiment Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) consists of superconducting as well as normal conducting coils. 50 non planar superconducting coils are forming the main field, 20 planar superconducting coils allow varying the shape of the plasma. Inside of the plasma vessel 10 normal conducting control coils will be placed to modify the strike points of the plasma at the divertor...Show More
During the energizing and de-energizing process of the Wendelstein 7-X magnet system, the forces induced in the superconducting coils could lead to stresses in the insulation of the coils, the interconnecting bus system, the current leads and the mechanical support structure. Such stress could cause a ground fault that would not be detected during normal operation. In normal condition the voltage ...Show More