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Title: MFTF 230 kV pulsed power substation

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OSTI ID:5481679

The Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF) currently under construction at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory includes a Sustaining Neutral Beam Power Supply System (SNBPSS) consisting of 24 power-supply sets. The System will operate in long pulses (initially .5 seconds and eventually 30 seconds) at high power (200 MW), which will necessitate a large source of ac power. To meet this requirement, a new 230-kV substation is also being built at LLL. The constraints of cost, equipment protection, short operating lifetime (10 years), and reliability dictated a unique substation design. Its unusual features include provisions for fast fault detection and tripping, a capability for limiting ground fault current, low impedance, and economical design.

Research Organization:
California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5481679
Report Number(s):
UCRL-82949; CONF-791102-139; TRN: 80-006371
Resource Relation:
Conference: 8. symposium on engineering problems of fusion research, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 Nov 1979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English