Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operations

This work introduces a novel technique that incorporates the bias contaminating magnetic coil measurements within the model, building upon previous sensor fusion techniques of magnetic coil and Hall sensor (Quercia et al 2022 Nucl. Fusion 62 106032; Arpaia et al 2021 Sensors 22 182). In the pursuit...

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Main Authors: Jaewook Kim, Jayhyun Kim, Y.-c. Ghim, Jun-Gyo Bak
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Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/adb599
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Y.-c. Ghim
Jun-Gyo Bak
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description This work introduces a novel technique that incorporates the bias contaminating magnetic coil measurements within the model, building upon previous sensor fusion techniques of magnetic coil and Hall sensor (Quercia et al 2022 Nucl. Fusion 62 106032; Arpaia et al 2021 Sensors 22 182). In the pursuit of sustainable thermo-nuclear magnetic fusion, precise and drift-free magnetic field measurements are essential for effective plasma control. Typically, magnetic field measurements for plasma control and diagnosis in magnetic fusion are achieved through inductive coil sensors and integrators, striving for low noise and fast sampling rates. However, these methods are susceptible to drift due to the presence of bias or offset originated from the magnetic coil ${\mathrm{d}}B/{\mathrm{d}}t$ measurements and the integrator. To address the drift issue, we employ a Kalman filter approach that considers the time-varying bias as a Wiener or Brownian process, in conjunction with a Hall sensor. This method is applied to synthetic magnetic field data representing Hall sensor measurements with high noise and synthetic ${\mathrm{d}}B/{\mathrm{d}}t$ data representing magnetic coil sensor measurements with time-varying bias. While these conditions are more extreme than typical in current fusion diagnostics, they are chosen to rigorously test the robustness of our method. The results demonstrate successful reconstruction of a low-noise, low-bias magnetic field and the time-varying bias, highlighting the method’s reliability in challenging scenarios. The proposed method offers promising applications in achieving long-term, drift-free control of plasma in magnetic fusion experiments, taking us one step closer to the goal of sustainable fusion energy production.
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spelling doaj-art-e760a13a046b46a8af98eb61d2739f6e2025-08-20T02:47:10ZengIOP PublishingNuclear Fusion0029-55152025-01-0165404600810.1088/1741-4326/adb599Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operationsJaewook Kim0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-5498Jayhyun Kim1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1695-2391Y.-c. Ghim2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4123-9416Jun-Gyo Bak3Korea Institute of Fusion Energy , Daejeon 34133, Korea, Republic OfKorea Institute of Fusion Energy , Daejeon 34133, Korea, Republic OfDepartment of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering , KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Korea, Republic OfKorea Institute of Fusion Energy , Daejeon 34133, Korea, Republic OfThis work introduces a novel technique that incorporates the bias contaminating magnetic coil measurements within the model, building upon previous sensor fusion techniques of magnetic coil and Hall sensor (Quercia et al 2022 Nucl. Fusion 62 106032; Arpaia et al 2021 Sensors 22 182). In the pursuit of sustainable thermo-nuclear magnetic fusion, precise and drift-free magnetic field measurements are essential for effective plasma control. Typically, magnetic field measurements for plasma control and diagnosis in magnetic fusion are achieved through inductive coil sensors and integrators, striving for low noise and fast sampling rates. However, these methods are susceptible to drift due to the presence of bias or offset originated from the magnetic coil ${\mathrm{d}}B/{\mathrm{d}}t$ measurements and the integrator. To address the drift issue, we employ a Kalman filter approach that considers the time-varying bias as a Wiener or Brownian process, in conjunction with a Hall sensor. This method is applied to synthetic magnetic field data representing Hall sensor measurements with high noise and synthetic ${\mathrm{d}}B/{\mathrm{d}}t$ data representing magnetic coil sensor measurements with time-varying bias. While these conditions are more extreme than typical in current fusion diagnostics, they are chosen to rigorously test the robustness of our method. The results demonstrate successful reconstruction of a low-noise, low-bias magnetic field and the time-varying bias, highlighting the method’s reliability in challenging scenarios. The proposed method offers promising applications in achieving long-term, drift-free control of plasma in magnetic fusion experiments, taking us one step closer to the goal of sustainable fusion energy production.https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/adb599magnetic drift correctionmagnetic signal modelKalman filterBayesian optimizationsensor fusion
spellingShingle Jaewook Kim
Jayhyun Kim
Y.-c. Ghim
Jun-Gyo Bak
Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operations
Nuclear Fusion
magnetic drift correction
magnetic signal model
Kalman filter
Bayesian optimization
sensor fusion
title Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operations
title_full Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operations
title_fullStr Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operations
title_full_unstemmed Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operations
title_short Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operations
title_sort sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using kalman filter for long duration plasma operations
topic magnetic drift correction
magnetic signal model
Kalman filter
Bayesian optimization
sensor fusion
url https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/adb599
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