7 papers
State-Space Model-Enabled Reinforcement Learning for Magnetic Configuration Controlon EXL-50U
Pei Guo, Zhengyuan Chen, Jianguo Chen +17
Accurate feedback control of the plasma current () and centroid position is essential for the stable operation of spherical torus (ST) plasmas. Conventional propor…
Re-acceleration of Energetic Ions via Small-Scale Reconnection in Magnetic Fusion Plasmas
Cong Zhang, Shaodong Song, Di Luo +15
We report the first observation on the EXL-50U spherical torus that energetic particles injected by neutral beam injection (NBI) can be stably accelerated to significantly higher e…
Development of a Reduced Multi-Fluid Equilibrium Model and Its Application to Proton-Boron Spherical Tokamaks
Huasheng Xie, Xingyu Li, Jiaqi Dong +8
Proton-Boron fusion requires extreme ion temperatures and robust confinement, making Spherical Tokamaks (ST) with high-power neutral beam injection primary candidates. In these dev…
Non-Inductive Current Start-Up Using Multi-Harmonic Electron Cyclotron Wave and Current Ramp-Up Through Combined Electron Cyclotron Wave and Ohmic Heating in EXL-50U Spherical Torus
Xinchen Jiang, Yuejiang Shi, Yueng-Kay Martin Peng +21
The non-inductive current start-up by multi-harmonic electron cyclotron wave has been systematically investigated in the EXL-50U spherical torus. Significant enhancements of the dr…
Physics-informed Neural Operator Learning for Nonlinear Grad-Shafranov Equation
Siqi Ding, Zitong Zhang, Guoyang Shi +7
As artificial intelligence emerges as a transformative enabler for fusion energy commercialization, fast and accurate solvers become increasingly critical. In magnetic confinement…
Achievement of 1 MA Discharges in Hydrogen-Boron Plasmas on EXL-50U
Yuejiang Shi
One mega ampere (MA) plasma discharges were achieved on the EXL-50U spherical torus (ST) in hydrogen-boron (p-B) plasmas with toroidal fields up to 1 T at major radii up to 0.6m. A…