JPS6337353B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an experimental condition setting device, and includes an experimental condition pre-check device particularly suitable for large-scale nuclear fusion experimental devices that require accurate setting of a large number of experimental condition parameters. This invention relates to an experimental condition setting device.

Conventional experimental equipment had the disadvantage that a large number of parameters were individually set during the experiment (proceeding), which required a large amount of time to set the experimental conditions. An experimental condition setting device that has improved this point has already been proposed, but the validity of the experimental condition parameters in this device is determined by the experimenter while analyzing it based on previous experimental results. Due to time constraints, a thorough check was not possible. This has the disadvantage that experiments often fail.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an actual condition setting device that can automatically determine the validity of experimental condition parameters using a device that checks experimental conditions in advance.

The present invention consists of an experiment condition creation unit equipped with a man-machine interface function between an experimenter and an apparatus, and the created experiment conditions (hereinafter referred to as a parameter set).
a registration section for registering parameters, a storage section for storing registered parameter sets, a selection section for selecting one from among the registered parameter sets, and a selection section for setting the selected parameters in the experimental equipment. The experimental condition setting device is characterized by having a section between the experimental condition creation section and the registration section that automatically checks the upper and lower limits of the experimental condition parameters and the rationality between the parameters in advance. .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an experimental condition setting apparatus according to the present invention. Experimental condition setting device 1
0 is an experiment condition registration device 20 and an experiment condition selection device 3
Consists of 0. The experiment condition registration device 20 is equipped with a creation section 21, an experiment condition pre-check section 22, and a registration section 23. The experimenter is the preparation department 21
A human-machine interface device is used to determine the values of experimental condition parameters. The set parameters are sequentially automatically checked by the experimental condition pre-check section 22 for upper and lower limits and for rationality between the parameters, and are temporarily stored in the registration section 23 as a parameter set. The experimental condition parameter set thus created is stored in the storage unit 31 by the experimenter performing a registration operation.

The experimental condition selection device 30 includes a storage section 31, a selection section 32, and a setting section 33. The registered parameter set is stored in the storage section 31. The experimenter selects one parameter set from among these and sets it in the experimental apparatus 40. This function is provided by the selection section 32 and the setting section 33. Therefore, according to the experimental condition setting device 10, by providing the experimental condition pre-checking device 22, it is possible to automatically and quickly check the experimental conditions.

Next, an embodiment in which the present invention is implemented in a nuclear fusion experimental device will be described based on FIG.

This example is for pre-programming the operating method of each device in a large-scale nuclear fusion experimental device, and the experimenter must set the parameters that define the experimental conditions. Experimental condition parameters include single parameters such as forcing voltage applied to the coil, flat top current and heating method, and coil current (voltage).
There are parameters that change over time, such as waveforms, and parameters that specify timing, such as coil shear cut timing. This experimental device is large and requires many parameters to be set, and the experiment is a pulse operation in which a discharge experiment is performed for about 10 seconds, then a pause for several minutes, and then the discharge experiment is performed again. It is necessary to set the experimental parameters and prepare for the next discharge. Since this experimental device is large, the power required for the experiment is enormous, and the cost for one discharge is also extremely high.Therefore, it is important to quickly set appropriate experimental condition parameters to increase experimental efficiency. This is a great point.

Figure 2 shows the experimental condition setting device 1 in this example.
0 configuration is shown. In the figure, solid lines indicate the flow of information, and broken lines indicate the flow of control signals from the control unit 50. Components that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals, and their explanations will be omitted. Note that in this embodiment, the flow of information regarding display is omitted.

The operation of this experimental condition setting device 10 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 shows the creation and registration flow of the experimental condition parameter set, and FIG. 4 shows the selection and registration of the experimental condition parameter set.
Shows the configuration flow. When the experimenter presses the parameter set creation push buttons (hereinafter referred to as P and B) on the keyboard 24 provided in the creation section 21 shown in FIG. 2 in operation 1 shown in FIG. 3, the experimental condition setting device 10 enters the registration mode. becomes. In this state, use step 2 to determine whether or not it is necessary to set the parameter set number, and if necessary, set the parameter set number using the keyboard 11 in step 3, and then display the setting item menu in step 3. request P, B
By pressing , it is displayed on the CRT display 25 by function 5 of the device. Further, in operation 6, the parameter value is keyed in, and in function 7 of the device, the set value is displayed on the CRT display 25. The parameters set in the creation unit 21 in this way are automatically checked in sequence by the experimental condition pre-check unit 22 in step 8 and checked for rationality between parameters, and then temporarily stored in the registration unit 23. When the settings are completed in step 9, one parameter set is created. Next, when registration P and B are pressed in operation 10, the registration section 23 registers the experimental condition parameter set, and in function 11, it is stored in the storage section 31 (permanent file). The above processing can be executed regardless of whether the plasma is being discharged or not. During the pause period of several minutes, the experimenter must set the experimental conditions for the next discharge.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, when parameter set selection P and B on the keyboard 24 are pressed in operation 1, the experimental condition setting device 10 enters the selection mode.
Next, when the parameter set menu display requests P and B are pressed in operation 2, the menu or contents of the experimental condition parameter set is displayed on the CRT display 25 by function 3 of the apparatus. When the experimenter selects the experimental condition parameter set number from the menu in operation 4 and inputs it from the keyboard 24, the selection section 32 retrieves the specified experimental condition parameter set from the storage section 31, and displays it on the CRT display 25 in function 5. will be displayed. Next, the experimenter checks the display contents of the selected experimental condition parameter set and decides whether to adopt it in step 6. If not, returns to step 1, and then changes the parameters in step 7. If the parameter set is not changed after confirmation, the user presses the parameter setting push button on the keyboard 24 in operation 8 after confirmation, and the setting unit 33 sets the selected experimental condition parameter set to the experimental apparatus 40 in function 10. However, as shown in step 8, if you want to change part of the selected parameter set, first change the experimental condition setting device 10 to the registration mode, change the parameters, and after the change, change it back to the selection mode and operate the settings. I do.

According to the embodiment described above, since all registered parameter sets have been checked, it is possible to prevent experiment failures due to incorrect parameter settings and improve experiment efficiency. Extremely useful.

Next, an application example of the present invention will be explained based on FIG.

FIG. 5 shows an experimental condition setting device having a simulation function for verifying the validity of the experimental condition parameter set. The configuration of this application example is such that a simulation section 26 is added to the configuration of FIG. 2, and therefore, the same parts as in FIG. The experimental condition setting device 10 in this embodiment has a function of executing an experiment in a simulation section 26 using a parameter set whose upper and lower limits and rationality have been checked by the experimental condition pre-check section. Therefore, it is possible to predict the experimental results in advance and exclude parameter sets with a strong possibility of failure, making the registered parameter sets highly reliable.

As described above, by providing the simulation function in the application example shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to predict experimental results in advance and increase the reliability of the parameter set to be registered.

As explained above, according to the present invention, since a device is provided that automatically checks the validity of the set of experimental condition parameters in advance, it is possible to quickly check the experimental condition parameters, thereby reducing experiment failures. can do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the experimental condition setting device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a specific embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the creation flow of an experimental condition parameter set. , FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the selection flow of the experimental condition parameter set, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an applied example of the present invention. 20...Registration device, 21...Creation unit, 22...
Experimental conditions pre-check section, 23...Registration section, 30
... selection device, 31 ... storage section, 32 ... selection section, 33 ... setting section, 40 ... experimental device, 10 ...
...Experiment condition setting device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1.Equipped with an experiment condition creation section, a registration section, a storage section, a selection section, and a setting section, the experiment condition creation section creates experiment condition parameters for multiple devices, and registers the experiment condition parameters for the multiple devices as a set. The registered content is stored in the storage unit, the selection unit selects one experimental condition parameter from the stored content as a set, and the setting unit selects the selected experimental condition parameter set from the experimental equipment. In this experimental condition setting device, an experimental condition checking section is inserted between the experimental condition creation section and the registration section to check the upper and lower limits of the experimental condition parameters and the rationality between the parameters. An experimental condition setting device characterized in that the test conditions are checked in advance.