WEST IC Antenna documentation

Welcome to the documentation pages of the WEST IC Antenna RF model.

Contents

• Introduction
  • The WEST ICRH antennas
  • WEST IC antenna Python RF Model
  • Antenna Matching
  • Voltages and Currents
  • Impedance at the T-junction
• Matching the WEST ICRH Antenna
  • Matching Each Sides Separately
  • Frequency Shift for Dipole Excitation
  • Matching Both Sides at the same time
  • Manual Matching on Plasma
  • Automatic Matching
• Automatic Matching
  • Introduction
  • Controler Development
  • Numerical Examples
  • Correspondance Between Error Signal Amplitude and Capacitance
  • Velocity Controler
• Strap Reactance Frequency Fit
• Manual Matching of a WEST ICRH Antenna on Plasma
  • Capacitance Diff vs Coupling Resitance
• Manual Matching of a WEST ICRH Antenna on Vacuum
  • Matching each side separately
• Coupling to Ideal Loads
  • Coupling to an ideal front-face
  • Match Points vs Coupling Resistance
  • Load Resilience Curves
  • VSWR(C_top, C_bot) plane
• Plasma Coupling Using COMSOL Results
  • Importing the S-parameters in the electric model
  • Exporting voltage excitations
• Phase Scan Effect on Antenna Voltage Unbalance
• API
  • WEST ICRH Antenna RF Model
  • TOPICA Results
  • Digital Twin API