The implications of the adoption of a tokamak's toroidal field coil characterized by differential tilting in the azimuthal direction are investigated. From an engineering point of view, the major advantage introduced by such coils is a drastic reduction of some components of the electromagnetic forces in certain areas. As a beneficial side-effect, they generate poloidal field, in addition to toroidal field.
Towards the middle of the current century, the DEMOnstration power plant, DEMO, will start operating as the first nuclear fusion reactor capable of supplying its own loads and of providing electrical power to the European electrical grid. The presence of such a unique and peculiar facility in the European transmission system involves many issues that have to be faced in the project phase. This work represents the first study linking the operation of the nuclear fusion power plant DEMO to the actual requirements for its correct functioning as a facility connected to the power systems.
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