Design and Simulation of ISTTOK Real-Time Magnetic Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Control

Control of the plasma current and the position of its centroid and its shape is vital for obtaining advanced performance regimes in tokamak operation. For that aim, the use of poloidal magnetic coils for feedback control is essential. In this paper, a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) optimal control algorithm for the vertical and horizontal control position of the plasma current centroid at I...