Electrical design of TNS

Conference · Fri Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:5182557

Heck, F. M.; Schultz, J. H.; Smeltzer, G. S.

The electrical design of the ORNL-Westinghouse next step (TNS) fusion reactor was begun in 1976, using a set of ground rules which were based on the overall program objectives. These objectives were to identify the design of reasonably-priced reactors, which would achieve ignition and be technology forcing. The term ''technology forcing'' was understood to mean the desirability of a large number of ignited D-T pulses and the incorporation of superconducting toroidal field (TF) coils, if at all possible. A trade study methodology was developed to compare different machine sizes and TF coil technologies and to aid in the selection of system and subsystem design approaches. The logic which led from the program objectives to the design ground rules and from the ground rules to the circuit selection is described below. The circuit design approaches were generalized and these models were incorporated into a computer program (COAST) which was used to examine the cost of overall tokamak systems as key design parameters were varied.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa. (USA). Fusion Power Systems Dept.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5182557
• Report Number(s): WFPS-TME-065; CONF-771029-165
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700202* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Magnet Coils & Fields
ANNULAR SPACE
CONFIGURATION
D-T REACTORS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC COILS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
EQUIPMENT
MAGNET COILS
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TNS REACTOR
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION