ADVANCES IN ELECTROMAGNETIC DESIGN OF FUSION DEVICES

The specification of the large magnets needed in future fusion reactor s based on the tokamak concept is presented as an inverse electromagne tic problem. The influence of the eddy currents flowing in the metalli c structure is illustrated. Currently used computational tools and rel ated mathematical formulations are reviewed. The behavior predicted by the numerical models is in agreement with experimental measurements, as demonstrated by a campaign of code validation. Recent progress on t he techniques for the identification of the plasma parameters and for the scenario optimization is presented.