Extension of heating and pulse power capabilities at ASDEX upgrade

One of the biggest challenges for a fusion reactor with magnetic confinement is the controlled removal of the heating power. ASDEX Upgrade (AUG) is one of the leading experiments in this area and investigates integrated solutions that combine high heating power and wall materials suitable for reactors. A measure of the challenge to remove the power in the divertor region is given by the normalized output power. In AUG it is already 2/3 of the value expected for a reactor. To increase it to the range of the values intended for ITER and DEMO, the present AUG program combines the rise of the central heating power by ECRH, ICRF and NBI with an enhancement and optimization of the power supply installation.