Antoine Merle
EPFL SB SPC-TH
PPB 124 (Bâtiment PPB)
Station 13
1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://spc.epfl.ch/
Teaching & PhD
PhD Students
Van Parys Guillaume Raphäel Hervé,Courses
Magnetic confinement
To provide an overview of the fundamentals of magnetic confinement (MC) of plasmas for fusion.The different MC configurations are presented, with a description of their operating regimes.The basic elements of particle & energy transport, of plasma-wall interaction & of burning plasma are introduced.
Control and Operation of Tokamaks
This course treats the main issues in operation and control of a tokamak. Control-oriented models are derived and controllers are designed using techniques from modern control theory. Operational limits are discussed as well as state-of-the-art research questions for future reactors.