Design of new quick control power protection system of EAST

Abstract

Aiming at the problems that may arise in the work of the AC-DC-AC converter of the new fast-control power system of the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), a control and protection method for each link is proposed. Based on in-depth research on the protection mechanism of fast control power in the field of nuclear fusion, and combination with the needs of nuclear fusion devices, a surge current suppression circuit, a voltage protection circuit, an overcurrent protection circuit, an overt-emperature protection circuit, an energy leakage protection circuit, and a crowbar were designed. Compared with the traditional protection method, the scheme has a wide protection range, strong reliability and high security. The experimental results show that the power protection system can ensure safe and reliable exit of the power supply in the event of a sudden failure, and effectively protect the superconducting magnets and power components of the superconducting Tokamak experimental device from damage, verifying the correctness and effectiveness of the designed scheme.