Enabling Integrated AI Control on DIII-D: A Control System Design with State-of-the-art Experiments

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Hauptverfasser: Rothstein, Andrew, Farre-Kaga, Hiro Joseph, Butt, Jalal, Shousha, Ricardo, Erickson, Keith, Wakatsuki, Takuma, Jalalvand, Azarakhsh, Steiner, Peter, Kim, Sangkyeun, Kolemen, Egemen
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author Rothstein, Andrew
Farre-Kaga, Hiro Joseph
Butt, Jalal
Shousha, Ricardo
Erickson, Keith
Wakatsuki, Takuma
Jalalvand, Azarakhsh
Steiner, Peter
Kim, Sangkyeun
Kolemen, Egemen
author_facet Rothstein, Andrew
Farre-Kaga, Hiro Joseph
Butt, Jalal
Shousha, Ricardo
Erickson, Keith
Wakatsuki, Takuma
Jalalvand, Azarakhsh
Steiner, Peter
Kim, Sangkyeun
Kolemen, Egemen
contents We present the design and application of a general algorithm for Prediction And Control using MAchiNe learning (PACMAN) in DIII-D. Machine learing (ML)-based predictors and controllers have shown great promise in achieving regimes in which traditional controllers fail, such as tearing mode free scenarios, ELM-free scenarios and stable advanced tokamak conditions. The architecture presented here was deployed on DIII-D to facilitate the end-to-end implementation of advanced control experiments, from diagnostic processing to final actuation commands. This paper describes the detailed design of the algorithm and explains the motivation behind each design point. We also describe several successful ML control experiments in DIII-D using this algorithm, including a reinforcement learning controller targeting advanced non-inductive plasmas, a wide-pedestal quiescent H-mode ELM predictor, an Alfvén Eigenmode controller, a Model Predictive Control plasma profile controller and a state-machine Tearing Mode predictor-controller. There is also discussion on guiding principles for real-time machine learning controller design and implementation.
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spellingShingle Enabling Integrated AI Control on DIII-D: A Control System Design with State-of-the-art Experiments
Rothstein, Andrew
Farre-Kaga, Hiro Joseph
Butt, Jalal
Shousha, Ricardo
Erickson, Keith
Wakatsuki, Takuma
Jalalvand, Azarakhsh
Steiner, Peter
Kim, Sangkyeun
Kolemen, Egemen
Plasma Physics
Systems and Control
We present the design and application of a general algorithm for Prediction And Control using MAchiNe learning (PACMAN) in DIII-D. Machine learing (ML)-based predictors and controllers have shown great promise in achieving regimes in which traditional controllers fail, such as tearing mode free scenarios, ELM-free scenarios and stable advanced tokamak conditions. The architecture presented here was deployed on DIII-D to facilitate the end-to-end implementation of advanced control experiments, from diagnostic processing to final actuation commands. This paper describes the detailed design of the algorithm and explains the motivation behind each design point. We also describe several successful ML control experiments in DIII-D using this algorithm, including a reinforcement learning controller targeting advanced non-inductive plasmas, a wide-pedestal quiescent H-mode ELM predictor, an Alfvén Eigenmode controller, a Model Predictive Control plasma profile controller and a state-machine Tearing Mode predictor-controller. There is also discussion on guiding principles for real-time machine learning controller design and implementation.
title Enabling Integrated AI Control on DIII-D: A Control System Design with State-of-the-art Experiments
topic Plasma Physics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.08818