50 kA, 50 kV DC international and switching systems for the Los Alamos ZTH experiment
Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed the engineering design and development for the high power electrical switching networks for the ZTH experiment. ZTH is Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) plasma experiment with a 4 MA plasma current capability. Power to the ohmic heating (OH), equilibrium field (EF), and toroidal field (TF) coils will be provided from a 1.43 GVA turbo-alternator, which has over 600 MJ of extractable energy. The DC interrupting switch will handle 2.4 GVA, 150 MJ during initial machine operations. An additional 150 to 200 MJ are required for flat-topping the plasma current. A new ultra-high power switch, designed and tested at Los Alamos, will be used to reconfigure the power supply connections so that the supplies can be switched from parallel to series operation. In this manner, the same supplies can be used to charge and then flat-top the OH coils. The inexpensive cost of these switches results in significant economy of power supplies and systems. Detailed engineering information will be presented for the family of 25 kA and 50 kA, 50kV fast isolation and transfer switches, including testing of special water-cooled units capable of 50,000 amperes continuous duty. Similarly, detailed engineering data will be provided for the 150 MJ, 50 kA, 50kV DC interrupting system. This includes information on I{sub 2}t heating losses, contact resistance, long recovery time voltage standoff testing, and other pertinent engineering parameters. 6 refs., 12 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/ER
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6507482
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-90-2974; CONF-900918-8; ON: DE91000442; TRN: 91-000134
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 16. symposium on fusion technology, London (UK), 3-7 Sep 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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