ITER PF6 Dummy Double Pancake Winding

Abstract

The poloidal field (PF) coils are one main subsystem of the ITER magnets. The PF6 coil is being manufactured by the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) as per the PF coils cooperation agreement between ASIPP and Fusion for Energy. The ITER PF6 winding pack is composed by stacking nine double pancakes. Dummy double pancake fabrication aims to fully qualify the critical fabrication processes, before series production. This paper describes ITER PF6 dummy double pancake winding process and results, which was performed with a “two-in hand” configuration. Conductors were wound sequentially in the following steps: despooling, straightening, ultrasonic cleaning, sandblasting, bending, and turn insulation wrapping until deposition on the winding table. Joggle bending, helium inlet manufacturing, and tail assembly were also carried out during winding. The dummy double pancake winding was finally completed with the qualification requirements well met, which demonstrated good synchronization of the control system, fine conductor positioning accuracy, tight radial buildup, and so on.