Plasma multivariable robust control system design and simulation for a thermonuclear tokamak-reactor

The paper reports results on the design and analysis of the multivariable feedback Hinfin; robust system for plasma current, position and shape control in the fusion energy advanced tokamak (FEAT) developed in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project. The system contains the fast loop with the SISO plasma vertical speed robust controller and the slow loop with the MIMO plasma current and shape robust controller. The goal is to study the resources of the system robustness to achieve a higher degree of the FEAT operation reliability. Two Hinfin; block diagonal controllers {K SISO, K MIMO} were designed by a mixed sensitivity approach in the framework of the disturbance rejection configuration. These controllers were compared with block diagonal decoupling, PI and LQG controllers at the set of FEAT key scenario points according to the multiple-criterion: nominal performance at minor disruptions, robust stability and robust performance. The Hinfin; controllers showed larger multivariable stability margin and better nominal performance.

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