Prof. Thomas Klinger
Max-Planck-Institut fur Plasmaphysik (IPP)
Greifswald, Germany
"Progress of the Wendelstein 7-X Project"
Wendelstein 7-X is the largest stellarator device under construction. Its key element is an optimized magnetic field configuration, generated by 50 non-planar superconducting coils. It is the mission of the project to demonstrate the reactor potential of the optimized stellarator line. In particular, stellarators can operate in steady-state, which is still difficult to achieve in nowadays tokamaks. Wendelstein 7-X aims for steady-state operation of fusion-relevant plasmas for the first time.
This talk gives a broad overview of the construction status of Wendelstein 7-X and outlines key elements of the future research concept. The latter is largely based on experiences obtained with the predecessor device, Wendelstein 7-AS. However, some of the future operation parameters could be predicted by numerical transport simulations.
Hosted by Prof. Thomas Pedersen
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