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FIGURE 3.5 The magnet system. (Copyright ITER Organization, 2017).
TABLE 3.4 Main Parameters of the Magnet System
Parameters TF coils CS coils PF coils
Number of coils 18 6 6
Number of turns in a coil (section) 134 549 459–1,155
Stored magnetic field energy (GJ) 41 7 4
Maximum operating current (kA) 68 45 45
Maximum magnetic field (T) 11.8 13.0 6.0
Conductor’s total length (m) 82,260 36,114 633,142
Coil’s total weight, incl. case and 298 a 954 2,163
mechanical structure (t)
Superconductor’s total weight (t) 410 104 2,240
Superconductor’s total length (m) 4,570 6,019 6,009–14,067
Conductor piece length (m) 415–760 601–903 387–879
Liquid helium mass flow rate (g/s) 8 8 14–88
a Weight of a single coil.
