HIDRA control system (HCS): A LabVIEW-based program to control the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications

Daniel Johnson; Kent Wegley; Rabel Rizkallah; Andrew Shone; Daniel Andruczyk

doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.02.016

HIDRA control system (HCS): A LabVIEW-based program to control the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications

Daniel Johnson, Kent Wegley, Rabel Rizkallah, Andrew Shone, Daniel Andruczyk

Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering

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Abstract

With a semi-complex research device such as the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications (HIDRA), there comes a need for an efficient program that can be used to control the machine. Such a program must be able to safely and effectively control all aspects of the machine from a remote location to provide maximum safety for the operators. This control system must be able to control the toroidal and helical magnetic fields, magnetron, plasma diagnostics, and more. Along with controlling the machine comes the need to monitor and collect data during operation. Motivated by these needs, we present the HIDRA control system (HCS), an open source program to control HIDRA. This software fills the critical void of safe and effective control software for the machine.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	215-222
Number of pages	8
Journal	Fusion Engineering and Design
Volume	128
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.02.016
State	Published - Mar 2018

Keywords

Control system
PMI
Plasma
Stellarator
Tokamak

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
General Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering

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