Stellarator Optimization with Constraints
arXiv:2403.11033 · doi:10.1017/S0022377824000655
Abstract
In this work we consider the problem of optimizing a stellarator subject to hard constraints on the design variables and physics properties of the equilibrium. We survey current numerical methods for handling these constraints, and summarize a number of methods from the wider optimization community that have not been used extensively for stellarator optimization thus far. We demonstrate the utility of new methods of constrained optimization by optimizing a QA stellarator for favorable physics properties while preventing strong shaping of the plasma boundary which can be difficult to create with external current sources.
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