Analysis of eddy currents in the two-half isolated vacuum vessel of an iron core tokamak

Eddy currents in the vacuum vessel can cause many problems in plasma diagnostics and control, the fast analysis of eddy current is very important. In this paper, the characteristic of eddy currents in the thin shell of a two-half isolated vacuum vessel and the iron core's effect on eddy currents are analyzed, then an analytical method is used to calculate toroidal eddy currents in the vacuum vessel. Using this method, the eddy currents can be calculated rapidly which will benefit more accurate plasma reconstruction and real-time control. The calculated results by this method agree well with finite element method simulations based on J-TEXT configuration.