A Systematic study of modular coil characteristics for 2-field periods quasi-axisymmetric stellarator QAS-LA

Abstract

Modular coil characteristics of a 2-field periods quasi-axisymmetric stellarator QAS-LA configuration with an aspect ratio Ap=3, magnetic pressure ∼4% and rotational transform ι∼0.15 per field period supplied by its own shaping have been detailed studied. In addition, the characteristics of modular coils for QAS-LA were compared with those of an intermediate QA configuration QAS-LAx and a tokamak based on the same center magnet field B0, aspect ratio and number of coils. As expected, the Bmax/B0, force F and overturning moment M, increase with the increased complexity of the coil shape. The relationships between the modular coils’ parameters (such as radius curvature ρ, distance from coil to coil Δc–c and the cross-section of coils) and the electromagnetic characteristics have been systematically summarized. The approximate formula for the maximum magnetic field in the coil body as functions of modular coil parameters (Δc–c, ρ) was derived for a simple two wire system which will be useful when optimizations of coil properties are called for.