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Design and performance of fast wave current drive systems in the ICRF
Experiments have begun on D3-D using the fast wave current drive (FWCD) phased antenna array. The array consists of four elements with slotted septa between them to reduce mutual coupling. The passive phasing/matching circuit developed for the launcher incorporates only five tuning elements and is driven by a single rf power supply. The system has successfully operated in the presence of plasma at power levels up to 1.25 MW, with {pi}/2 relative phasing, and approximately equal currents and voltages on all elements. Tuning algorithms that allow proper setting of all five elements within 1--2 shots have been developed. In addition, substantial modeling has been undertaken in support of the D3-D FWCD program. Loading calculations that take into account currents induced in the septa as well as other effects related to antenna geometry have been performed, and the results agree well with the observed data. A circuit model has been developed that, in combination with the loading calculations, allows the simulation of shot-to-shot matching for various tuning algorithms. 6 refs., 8 figs