A gated oscillating power amplifier has been developed for high frequency biasing and real time turbulent feedback experiments in the Saskatchewan Torus-modified tokamak. This oscillator is capable of providing a peak to peak oscillating output voltage of around ±60 V with a current around 30 A within the frequency band 1 kHz–50 kHz without any distortions. The overall output power is amplified by a two-stage metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor power op-amp as well as nine identical push–pull amplifiers in the final stages. The power amplifier input signal, collected from the plasma floating potential during the tokamak discharge, is optically isolated from the tokamak vessel ground. The filtered floating potential fluctuations with a band width of 5 kHz–40 kHz were amplified and fed to an electrode inserted into the plasma edge to study the response of the plasma turbulence. We observe that magnetic fluctuations are suppressed due to real time feedback of the floating potential.
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September 22 2020
Development of a broad band AC power amplifier for real time turbulence feedback control experiment in the Saskatchewan Torus-modified (STOR-M) tokamak
Debjyoti Basu
;
Debjyoti Basu
a)
1
Plasma Physics Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan
, Saskatoon S7N 5E2 Saskatchewan, Canada
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]. Present address: Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India.
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Masaru Nakajima;
Masaru Nakajima
1
Plasma Physics Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan
, Saskatoon S7N 5E2 Saskatchewan, Canada
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A. V. Melnikov
;
A. V. Melnikov
2
NRC Kurchatov Institute
, 123182 Moscow, Russia
3
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
, 115409 Moscow, Russia
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David McColl
;
David McColl
1
Plasma Physics Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan
, Saskatoon S7N 5E2 Saskatchewan, Canada
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Chijin Xiao
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Chijin Xiao
1
Plasma Physics Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan
, Saskatoon S7N 5E2 Saskatchewan, Canada
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Akira Hirose
Akira Hirose
1
Plasma Physics Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan
, Saskatoon S7N 5E2 Saskatchewan, Canada
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]. Present address: Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India.
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 91, 094707 (2020)
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Received:
April 29 2020
Accepted:
September 08 2020
Citation
Debjyoti Basu, Masaru Nakajima, A. V. Melnikov, David McColl, Chijin Xiao, Akira Hirose; Development of a broad band AC power amplifier for real time turbulence feedback control experiment in the Saskatchewan Torus-modified (STOR-M) tokamak. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 September 2020; 91 (9): 094707. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0012014
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