Tokamak reactor startup power

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5458953

Weldon, D M; Murray, J G

Tokamak startup with ohmic heating (OH)-induced voltages requires rather large voltages and power supplies. On present machines, with no radiofrequency (rf)-assist provisions, hundreds of volts have been specified for their designs. With the addition of electron cyclotron resonant heating (ECRH) assist, the design requirements have been lowered. To obtain information on the cost and complexity associated with this ECRH-assisted, OH-pulsed startup voltage for ignition-type machines, a trade-off study was completed. The Fusion Engineering Device (FED) configuration was selected as a model because information was available on the structure. The data obtained are applicable to all tokamaks of this general size and complexity, such as the Engineering Test Reactor (ETR).

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5458953
• Report Number(s): CONF-831203-65; ON: DE84004464
• Resource Relation: Conference: 10. symposium on fusion engineering, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 5 Dec 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTRIC HEATING
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