Modular Diagnostics Platform
End-to-end diagnostics for next-generation MCF systems and future Fusion Power Plants in one seamless I&C solution, fully supported and supply-chain ready.
Diagnostics Challenge
Fusion plasma is a complex, non-linear, and turbulent system that requires continuous monitoring and active control. Decades of experience in plasma diagnostics have resulted in technologies and methods that are reliable, precise, and well understood — yet current practices for operating fusion devices lack standardization and vary across machine types and control philosophies.
Industrial fusion machines are designed to produce energy for the grid or generate neutrons for materials irradiation or transmutation. Such systems require diagnostics that ensure reliable control and stable operation and support standardized practices. An additional challenge is integrating sensitive diagnostic systems into a high-energy neutron environment, which imposes substantial engineering and reliability constraints.
Commercialization of fusion faces strict economic requirements: fusion energy systems must rely on standardized, off-the-shelf, fast-replaceable modular components to ensure stable supply chains, controlled costs, and maintainable continuous operation.
MDP Solution
We leverage multi-machine experience in measurements and control to develop a unified, standardized set of plasma diagnostics that is both minimalistic and sufficient to ensure stable control of a fusion plant. The Modular Diagnostics Platform is designed to optimize cost, reduce complexity, simplify maintenance, and minimize its footprint within the blanket and shielding structures — bridging the gap between scientific experimentation and commercial fusion operation to make industrial fusion machines more robust, simpler, and cost-effective.
Diagnostics hardware
A modular port–plug–based unit consolidating industrial-fusion-relevant measurements into a hot-swappable, factory-qualified assembly. Includes front-end sensors, neutron and gamma shielding, thermal management, and vacuum boundaries — minimalist in footprint, designed for remote handling and maintainability.
Data acquisition
The Versatile Integrated Data Acquisition (VIDA) system provides a unified, fault-tolerant platform covering acquisition boards, industrial chassis, networks, and software for data processing, assimilation, and labeling — standardized across machine types with a common set of variables describing plasma and plant parameters.
Real-time processing
A hybrid architecture combining model-based and machine-learning methods for real-time plasma state reconstruction and uncertainty quantification. Model-based techniques enforce physical constraints and reconstruct missing data; ML methods handle plasma complexity, accelerate simulations, and support continuous learning across machines.
Supply chain ready
Designed from the ground up around standardized, off-the-shelf, fast-replaceable components. Our development roadmap includes forging a dedicated supply chain of diagnostic manufacturers, electronics suppliers, and radiation-hardened systems partners — ensuring controlled costs and stable availability at scale.
MDP Roadmap
To develop the best solution for the next generation of MCF devices and future fusion power plants, we use a step-by-step approach, starting from developing a quick prototype solution for the current generation of devices that will prove the product idea and demonstrate our ability to execute. For the commercial product, we believe in engaging MCF builders early — to ensure plasma control and device safety are built in from the start, with diagnostics designed for cost efficiency and operational simplicity.
Parameter definition
Prototype development
Device deployment
Certification & standardization
Building a New Device?
Talk to the MDP team early — the best time to integrate MDP is at the design stage, not after construction.
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