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Abstract <p>Classic methods for plasma current measurement in tokamaks based on Faraday’s law of induction (Rogowski coil) or the Hall effect (Hall sensor) have a number of disadvantages that can be most acute in fusion reactor steady-state operating regimes (strong stray fields, operation in a long pulse with a constant plasma current). To ensure reliability of the measurements, the use of current sensors based on other physical principles may be required. Such a sensor is a fiber-optic current sensor (FOCS) based on the magneto-optic effect (Faraday effect). An analysis of international experience in FOCS application for plasma current measurements (JET, EAST, Tore-Supra tokamaks, etc.) was carried out in this work. Based on analysis, the concept of an improved FOCS measurement scheme for the T-15MD tokamak was proposed. The proposed FOCS reflective (double-pass) circuit, operating on the interferometer principle with probing at an intermediate frequency, will make it possible to carry out measurements over the entire designed range of plasma currents (up to 2 MA) with an error of 0.5 kA and a time resolution of 100 μs.</p>

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Fiber-Optic Current Sensor Concept for the T-15MD Tokamak

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    2025年7月1日

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  • G. A. Sarancha,
  • A. S. Drozd,
  • M. S. Kudashev,
  • D. S. Sergeev

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Abstract

Classic methods for plasma current measurement in tokamaks based on Faraday’s law of induction (Rogowski coil) or the Hall effect (Hall sensor) have a number of disadvantages that can be most acute in fusion reactor steady-state operating regimes (strong stray fields, operation in a long pulse with a constant plasma current). To ensure reliability of the measurements, the use of current sensors based on other physical principles may be required. Such a sensor is a fiber-optic current sensor (FOCS) based on the magneto-optic effect (Faraday effect). An analysis of international experience in FOCS application for plasma current measurements (JET, EAST, Tore-Supra tokamaks, etc.) was carried out in this work. Based on analysis, the concept of an improved FOCS measurement scheme for the T-15MD tokamak was proposed. The proposed FOCS reflective (double-pass) circuit, operating on the interferometer principle with probing at an intermediate frequency, will make it possible to carry out measurements over the entire designed range of plasma currents (up to 2 MA) with an error of 0.5 kA and a time resolution of 100 μs.