Systems Integration, Diagnostics, and Controls

GOALS

• Develop sophisticated, high fidelity plant design tools
• Develop optimized design options for:
  • LD-FIRST — Integrated physics demonstrator
  • FPP — Fusion Pilot Plant
  • FOAK — First of a Kind
  • NOAK — Nth of a Kind

OVERVIEW: Integrating complex fusion subsystems—drivers, targets, chambers, fuel systems, controls, and more—into a coherent and functional power plant is a challenge. Systems-level design, control architecture, real-time monitoring, and failure recovery strategies are needed to ensure reliability, maintainability, and performance. This will also require a suite of diagnostic tools that can withstand the extreme environment of a fusion power plant while capturing actionable data from rapidly repeated fusion yields.

Roadmap for Systems Integration, Diagnostics, and Controls