Performance evaluation and analysis of ITER poloidal field conductors

The performance evaluation and analysis of PF5 conductor of the ITER Project in China have been performed using the Gandalf code (Bottura [1]). This study focuses on the Tcs and MQE of PF5 conductor with Cu–non Cu ratio of 2.3 NbTi strands from WST. The PF5 conductor samples have been measured in SULTAN at CRPP for evaluating the performance successfully. The measurement results are also presented with the evaluation results in the paper. The evaluation results related to Tcs and MQE are agreed well with the measurement results. The simulation with Gandalf code can predict the performance of PF5 conductor effectively and provide the helpful method for ITER conductor design and analysis.