ITER Toroidal Field Coils - Inserting the conductor in the radial plates @fusionforenergy

Uploaded November 2015 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

ITER Toroidal Field Coils
Inserting the conductor in the radial plates
Time lapse
Fusion For Energy
ASG - La Spezia - Italy

With the help of insertion tooling we transfer the heat treated conductor inside the radial plate, a metallic structure with grooves machined on both sides. The trajectory of the conductor and of the radial plate must match within fractions of millimetres. During this operation it is vital that the level of the conductor deformation is below 0.1%. Otherwise, the superconducting strands can get damaged and reduce the performance of the superconductor.

$ITER Toroidal Field Coils - Inserting the conductor in the radial plates ITER Toroidal Field Coils Inserting the conductor in the radial plates Time lapse Fusion For Energy ASG - La Spezia - Italy With the help of insertion tooling we transfer the heat treated conductor inside the radial plate, a metallic structure with grooves machined on both sides. The trajectory of the conductor and of the radial plate must match within fractions of millimetres. During this operation it is vital that the level of the conductor deformation is below 0.1%. Otherwise, the superconducting strands can get damaged and reduce the performance of the superconductor.$

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