International Journal of Electromagnetics and Applications

International Journal of Electromagnetics and Applications aims at electromagnetic analysis, testing and application. The journal also intends to stimulate the development of current technology in industry. It is to combine experience and theory of the newest high technology fields within applied electromagnetic and its application.


Carlo Sborchia

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Electromagnetics and Applications

Engineer, Fusion for Energy, Spain

Research Areas

Thermonuclear Fusion, Superconducting Magnets

Experience

2011-presentSub-Project Leader in the Magnet & Vacuum Vessel Project Team of the ITER Department
2008-2010Magnet Group Leader in the Machine Systems Division of the ITER Department
2007TF Coil Section Leader in the Magnet Division of the Tokamak Department
2004-2006Magnet Department Leader in the Machine Systems Division
2000-2004Staff Member of Magnets and Structures Integration Field of the Technology Division
1989-presentEmployed as an European Community agent, converted into an Official position, seconded to different projects as described below

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]   "The Design of the Outer Poloidal Field Coils for ITER", 18th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT), Karlsruhe, 1994.
[2]  "Mechanical Structures for the ITER Magnet System", 19th SOFT, Lisbon, 1996.
[3]  "The ITER Magnet System", Magnet Technology Conference MT-15, Beijing, 1997.
[4]  "Analysis of Tolerances and Error Fields for the ITER Magnet System", 20th SOFT, Marseilles, 1998.
[5]  "Structural Assessment of the ITER Magnet System", 20th SOFT, Marseilles, 1998.
[6]  "Status of ITER Magnet Design and Model Coils", Magnet Technology Conference MT-16, Ponte Vedra Beach (FL), 1999.
[7]  "Manufacture of Full Scale Models of the ITER Toroidal Field Coil Cases", 21st SOFT, Madrid, 2000.
[8]  "Design and Manufacture of the ITER Poloidal Field Conductor Insert Coil", 22nd SOFT, Helsinki, 2002.
[9]  "Progress on R&D and Design Work for the ITER Toroidal Field Coils", 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, S. Diego (CA), 2003.
[10]  "Status of Manufacture and Testing of the W7-X Magnets", 4th IAEA Technical Meeting on Steady State Operation of Magnetic Fusion Devices, Ahmedabad (India), 2005.
[11]  "Progress in the Design, Manufacture and Testing of the W7-X Superconducting Magnets", Magnet Technology Conference MT-19, Genoa, 2005.
[12]  "The Manufacture of the W7-X Superconducting Magnet System as Relevant Experience for the Construction of the Next Fusion Devices", ASC Conference, Seattle, 2006.
[13]  "Design and Specifications of the ITER TF Coils", Magnet Technology Conference MT-20, Philadelphia, 2007.
[14]  "Procurement of the ITER Magnet Components Supplied by F4E", 25th SOFT, Rostock, 2008.
[15]  "The ITER Magnets: Progress Towards Construction", 23rd IAEA-FEC, Daejeon, 2010 (to be published).
[16]  Zanino, R., Bagnasco, M., Ciazynski, D., Lacroix, B., Van Lanen, E.P.A., Nicollet, S., Nijhuis, A., Savoldi Richard, L., Sborchia, C., Torre, A., Vostner, A., Zani, L. EU contribution to the test and analysis of the ITER poloidal field conductor insert and the central solenoid model coil (2009) Superconductor Science and Technology, 22 (8), art. no. 085006.
[17]  Jong, C., Knaster, J., Sborchia, C. The electrical insulation of the TF coils of ITER (2009) Fusion Science and Technology, 56 (2), pp. 666-671.
[18]  Nunoya, Y., Takahashi, Y., Hamada, K., Isono, T., Matsui, K., Oshikiri, M., Nabara, Y., Hemmi, T., Nakajima, H., Kawano, K, Tsutsumi, F., Takano, K., Uno, Y., Koizumi, N., Okuno, K., Baker, W., Salpietro, E., Rajainmaki, H., Sborchia, C., Mitchell, N. Installation and test programme of the ITER poloidal field conductor insert (PFCI) in the ITER test facility at JAEA Naka (2009) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 19 (3), art. no. 5109608, pp. 1492-1495.
[19]  Sborchia, C., Oliva, A.B., Rajainmäki, H., Vostner, A. Procurement of the ITER magnet components supplied by F4E (2009) Fusion Engineering and Design, 84 (7-11), pp. 1716-1722.
[20]  Bessette, D., Bottura, L., Devred, A., Mitchell, N., Okuno, K., Nunoya, Y., Sborchia, C., Takahashi, Y., Verweij, A., Vostner, A., Zanino, R., Zapretilina, E. Test results from the PF conductor insert coil and implications for the ITER PF system (2009) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 19 (3), art. no. 4914939, pp. 1525-1531.
[21]  Baldzuhn, J., Ehmler, H., Genini, L., Hertel, K., Hoelting, A., Sborchia, C., Schild, T. Cold tests of the superconducting coils for the stellarator W7-X (2008) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 18 (2), art. no. 4515941, pp. 509-512.
[22]  Knaster, J., Gallix, R., Macklin, B., Mitchell, N., Sborchia, C., Shaw, R. Final assembly and installation of the ITER TF coils (2008) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 18 (2), art. no. 4519993, pp. 495-498.
[23]  Libeyre, P., Bareyt, B., Benfatto, I., Bessette, D., Gribov, Y., Mitchell, N., Sborchia, C., Simon, F. Electrical design requirements on the ITER coils (2008) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 18 (2), art. no. 4512180, pp. 479-482.
[24]  Sborchia, C., Fu, Y., Gallix, R., Jong, C., Knaster, J., Mitchell, N. Design and specifications of the ITER TF coils (2008) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 18 (2), art. no. 4523021, pp. 463-466.
[25]  Mitchell, N., Bessette, D., Gallix, R., Jong, C., Knaster, J., Libeyre, P., Sborchia, C., Simon, F. The ITER magnet system (2008) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 18 (2), art. no. 4497941, pp. 435-440.
[26]  Gallix, R., Shaw, R., Olmori, J., Fu, Y., Jong, C., Knaster, J., Sborchia, C., Nakajima, H. Design optimization of the ITER TF coil structure for manufacturing and assembly (2007) Proceedings-Symposium on Fusion Engineering, art. no. 4337878.
[27]  Ehmler, H., Baldzuhn, J., Genini, L., Heyn, K., Sborchia, C., Schild, T. Review of the acceptance tests of the W7-X superconducting magnets (2007) Fusion Engineering and Design, 82 (5-14), pp. 1406-1412.
[28]  Wanner, M., Sborchia, C., Riße, K., Viebke, H., Baldzuhn, J. Experience gained during manufacture and testing of the W7-X superconducting magnets (2007) Fusion Engineering and Design, 82 (5-14), pp. 1379-1384.
[29]  Kizu, K., Tsuchiya, K., Ando, T., Sborchia, C., Masaki, K., Sakurai, S., Sukegawa, A.M., Tamai, H., Fujita, T., Matsukawa, M., Miura, Y., Kikuchi, M. Conceptual design of magnet system for JT-60 super advanced (JT-60SA) (2007) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 17 (2), pp. 1348-1352.
[30]  Sborchia, C. The manufacture of the W7-X superconducting magnet system as relevant experience for the construction of the next fusion devices (2007) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 17 (2), pp. 1334-1337.
[31]  Zanino, R., Astrov, M., Bagnasco, M., Baker, W., Bellina, F., Ciazynski, D., Egorov, S., Kim, K., Kvitkovic, J.L., Lacroix, B., Martovetsky, N., Mitchell, N., Muzzi, L., Nunoya, Y., Okuno, K., Polak, M., Ribani, P.L., Salpietro, E., Richard, L.S., Sborchia, C., Takahashi, Y., Weng, P., Wesche, R., Zani, L., Zapretilina, E. Predictive analysis of the ITER Poloidal Field Conductor Insert (PFCI) test program (2007) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 17 (2), pp. 1353-1357.
[32]  Baldzuhn, J., Ehmler, H., Hoelting, A., Hertel, K., Sborchia, C., Genini, L., Schild, T. Coil tests and superconductor code calculations for the stellarator W7-X coils (2006) Cryogenics, 46 (7-8), pp. 507-516.
[33]  Riße, K., Sborchia, C., Valle, N., Theisen, E. Design changes and impact on the production of the non-planar coils for the W-7X experiment (2006) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 16 (2), art. no. 1642990, pp. 890-893.
[34]  Sborchia, C., Baldzuhn, J., Feist, J.H., Risse, K., Rummel, T., Viebke, H., Wanner, M. Progress in the design, manufacture and testing of the W7-X superconducting magnets (2006) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 16 (2), art. no. 1642980, pp. 848-851.
[35]  Viebke, H., Gustke, D., Rummel, T., Sborchia, C., Schroeder, R., Williams, D., Bates, S., Leigh, B., Winter, R. Lessons learned from the manufacture of the W7-X planar coils (2006) Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 43 (1), art. no. 183, pp. 748-752.
[36]  Maix, R.K., Bagnato, V., Fricke, M., Heyn, K., Kluck, T., Lange, F., Riße, K., Sborchia, C., Valle, N. Design, production and QA test results of the NbTi CIC conductors for the W7-X magnet system (2006) Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 43 (1), art. no. 184, pp. 753-758.
[37]  Baldzuhn, J., Ehmler, H., Hoelting, A., Sborchia, C., Hertel, K., Genini, L., Schild, T. Recent results of the cold tests performed on the stellarator W7-X coils (2006) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 16 (2), art. no. 1642959, pp. 763-766.
[38]  Rossi, P., Moreschi, L.F., Pizzuto, A., Storai, S., Sborchia, C. Cyclic testing of shear keys for the ITER magnet system (2005) Fusion Engineering and Design, 75-79 (SUPPL.), pp. 75-79.
[39]  Formisano, A., Ilyin, Yu., Muzzi, L., Martone, R., Gislon, P., Nijhuis, A., Polak, M., Sborchia, C., Stepanov, B. DC and transient current distribution analysis from self-field measurements on ITER PFIS conductor (2005) Fusion Engineering and Design, 75-79 (SUPPL.), pp. 11-15.
[40]  Hurd, F.H., Sborchia, C., Salpietro, E., Duglue, D., Keefe, C., Bates, S., Pesenti, P., Della Corte, A., Bruzzone, P.L., Polak, M. Design and manufacture of a Full Size Joint Sample (FSJS) for the qualification of the Poloidal Field (PF) insert coil (2005) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 15 (2 PART II), pp. 1379-1382.
[41]  Zanino, R., Egorov, S., Kim, K., Martovetsky, N., Nunoya, Y., Okuno, K., Salpietro, E., Sborchia, C., Takahashi, Y., Weng, P., Bagnasco, M., Richard, L.S., Polak, M., Formisano, A., Zapretilina, E., Shikov, A., Vedernikov, G., Ciazynski, D., Zani, L., Muzzi, L., Ricci, M., Della Corte, A., Sugimoto, M., Hamada, K., Portone, A., Hurd, F., Mitchell, N., Nijhuis, A., Ilyin, Yu. Preparation of the ITER Poloidal Field Conductor Insert (PFCI) test (2005) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 15 (2 PART II), pp. 1346-1350.
[42]  Bruzzone, P., Bagnasco, M., Bessette, D., Ciazynski, D., Formisano, A., Gislon, P., Hurd, F., Ilyin, Y., Martone, R., Martovetsky, N., Muzzi, L., Nijhuis, A., Rajainmäki, H., Sborchia, C., Stepanov, B., Verdini, L., Wesche, R., Zani, L., Zanino, R., Zapretilina, E. Test results of the ITER PF insert conductor short sample in SULTAN (2005) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 15 (2 PART II), pp. 1351-1354.
[43]  Yatomi, M., Nyilas, A., Portone, A., Sborchia, C., Mitchell, N., Nikbin, K. Application of probabilistic fracture mechanics in structural design of magnet component parts operating under cyclic loads at cryogenic temperatures (2004) ASTM Special Technical Publication, (1450), pp. 216-237.
[44]  Arai, K., Ninomiya, A., Ishigohka, T., Takano, K., Nakajima, H., Michael, P., Vieira, R., Martovetsky, N., Sborchia, C., Alekseev, A., Takahashi, Y., Kato, T., Kaiho, K., Tsuji, H., Okuno, K., Ando, T., Isono, T., Koizumi, N., Hamada, K., Kawano, K., Nunoya, Y., Matsui, K., Nishijima, G., Kubo, H., Uno, Y., Seki, S., Tsutsumi, F., Nakamura, T., Wakabayashi, H. Acoustic emission and disturbances in central solenoid model coil for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (2004) Cryogenics, 44 (1), pp. 15-27.
[45]  Sborchia, C., Fillunger, H., Maix, R., Salpietro, E. Progress on R&D and design work for the ITER toroidal field coils (2003) Proceedings-Symposium on Fusion Engineering, pp. 432-435.
[46]  Sborchia, C., Duglue, D., Hurd, F., Maix, R., Salpietro, E., Testoni, P., Bessette, D., Mitchell, N., Okuno, K., Sugimoto, M., Alekseev, A., Sytnikov, V. Design and manufacture of the Poloidal Field Conductor Insert coil (2003) Fusion Engineering and Design, 66-68, pp. 1081-1086.
[47]  Walton, R., Agarici, G., Amarante, G., Baity, W., Beaumont, B., Brémond, S., Durodié, F., Fanthome, J., Goulding, R., Heikkinen, J., Kaye, A., Koch, R., Lamalle, P., Mazzone, G., Noterdaeme, J.M., Riccardo, V., Roccella, M., Sborchia, C., Testoni, P., Tigwell, P., Vulliez, K. Mechanical design of the ICRH antenna for JET-EP (2002) Proceedings-Symposium on Fusion Engineering, pp. 103-106.
[48]  Jong, C.T.J., Mitchell, N., Sborchia, C. The ITER-FEAT toroidal field structures (2001) Fusion Engineering and Design, 58-59, pp. 165-170.
[49]  Bevilacqua, G., Borin, L., Durix, G., Fusari, F., Huguet, M., Kind, R., Malavasi, G., Mitchell, N., Nyilas, A., Poltronieri, G., Salpietro, E., Scardua, A., Sborchia, C. Manufacture of full scale models of the ITER Toroidal Field coil cases (2001) Fusion Engineering and Design, 58-59, pp. 281-287.
[50]  Krivchenkov, Y., Sborchia, C., Stcpanov, B., Panin, A. Assessment of the radial plate design of the ITER TF coil winding pack (2000) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 10 (1), p. 592595.
[51]  Yoshida, K., Krivchenkov, Y., Kitainura, K., Sborchia, C., Stepanuv, B., Ktibo, I.I., Ohmori, J. Pancake wound central solenoid coil for ITER (2000) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 10 (1), p. 576579.
[52]  Sborchia, C. Status of ITER magnet design and model coils (2000) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 10 (1), pp. 554-559.
[53]  Krivchenkov, Y., Sborchia, C., Stepanov, B., Panin, A. Assessment of the radial plate design of the ITER TF coil winding pack (2000) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 10 (1), pp. 592-595.
[54]  Yoshida, K., Krivchenkov, Y., Kitamura, K., Sborchia, C., Stepanov, R., Kubo, H., Ohmori, J. Pancake-wound central solenoid coil for ITER (2000) IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 10 (1), pp. 576-579.
[55]  Krivchenkov, Y., Stepanov, B., Sborchia, C., Titus, P., Citrolo, J. Structural analysis of the international thermonuclear experimental reactor magnet system: comparative study of two central solenoid configurations (1998) Proceedings-Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2, pp. 681-684.
[56]  Heitzenroeder, P., Brooks, A., Citrolo, J., Dahlgren, F., Neilson, H., Montgomery, D.B., Sborchia, C. Engineering overview of the ITER hybrid central solenoid (1998) Proceedings-Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2, pp. 693-696.
[57]  Yoshida, K., Shimada, M., Matsukawa, M., Sborchia, C., Stepanov, B., Stoner, J. Design of the outer poloidal field coil system for ITER (1996) IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 32 (4 PART 2), pp. 2240-2243.
[58]  Sadler, G., Barabaschi, P., Bertolini, E., Conroy, S., Corti, S., Deksnis, E., Dietz, K.J., de Esch, H.P.L., Gondhalekar, A., Green, B., Huart, M., Huguet, M., Jacquinot, J., Jarvis, O.N., Khudoleev, A., Loughlin, M.J., König, R., Last, J., Maas, A., Petrov, M., Putvinskii, S., Sborchia, C., Stork, D., Tubbing, B., van Belle, P. Effects of enhanced toroidal field ripple on JET plasmas (1992) Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 34 (13), pp. 1971-1976.
[59]  Zichy, J.A., Jakob, B., Kwasnitza, K., Sborchia, C., Vecsey, G., Lubell, M.S., Shen, S.S. Standard-II and extended tests of the Swiss LCT-coil (1989) IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 25 (2), pp. 1558-1561.