Electrical loads and power systems for the DEMO nuclear fusion project
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EU-DEMO is a European project, having the ambitious goal to be the first demonstrative power plant based on nuclear fusion. The electrical power that is expected to be produced is in the order of 700–800 MW, to be delivered via a connection to the European High Voltage electrical grid. The initiation and control of fusion processes, besides the problems related to the nuclear physics, need very complex electrical systems. Moreover, also the conversion of the output power is not trivial, especially because of the inherent discontinuity in the EU-DEMO operations. The present article concerns preliminary studies for the feasibility and realization of the nuclear fusion power plant EU-DEMO, with a special focus on the power electrical systems. In particular, the first stage of the study deals with the survey and analysis of the electrical loads, starting from the steady-state loads. Their impact is so relevant that could jeopardy the efficiency and the convenience of the plant itself. Afterwards, the loads are inserted into a preliminary internal distribution grid, sizing the main electrical components to carry out the power flow analysis, which is based on simulation models implemented in the DIgSILENT PowerFactory software.
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- Authors
- Minucci, S., Panella, S., Ciattaglia, S., Falvo, M. C., & Lampasi, A.
- Affiliations
- Università degli Studi della Tuscia (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- EUROfusion Consortium, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
- National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Lampasi, Alessandro
- Venue
- Energies
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-05-04
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 2269
- ISSN
- 1996-1073 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3023533799
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 1.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Energies (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- UnitusOpen (Tuscia University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- H2020 Euratom (633053)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced Power Generation Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Keywords
- EU-DEMO, electrical load, power flow analysis, grid connection, high-voltage power grid, DIgSILENT PowerFactory
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