[en] The Advanced Stellarator WENDELSTEIN VII-AS is under construction in the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik (IPP) at Garching, Federal Republic of Germany. In contrast to classical Stellarators the confinement field of the new machine is generated by only one set on nonplanar coils. This way the toroidally closed helical windings are avoided and modularity - which is a reactor design criterion - is achieved. The nonplanar coils are supported by a structure outside the coil set. The vacuum vessel is free of magnetically caused helical conductor forces. The construction of the machine requires extended 3D magnetic force and mechanical stress calculations and also a corresponding design. A description of essential machine components is presented. FEM-calculation results and newly developed fabrication methods are reported. (orig.)
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Stalpaert, J. (ed.); Commission of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Directorate General Information Market and Innovation; 189 p; ISBN 0444 86968 9; 
; 1985; p. 15-21; North-Holland; Amsterdam (Netherlands); 8. international conference on structural mechanics in reactor technology (SMIRT-8); Brussels (Belgium); 19-23 Aug 1985
; 1985; p. 15-21; North-Holland; Amsterdam (Netherlands); 8. international conference on structural mechanics in reactor technology (SMIRT-8); Brussels (Belgium); 19-23 Aug 1985