Performance of the 10-kV, 5-MA pulsed-power system for the FRX-C compression experiment

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.1991.733271· OSTI ID:5518238

Rej, D J; Waganaar, W J

Performance data are presented for the 10-kV, 5-MA, 1.5-MJ pulsed-power system developed for the Los Alamos magnetic fusion facility FRX-C. This system energizes a low-inductance magnet for the high-power, compression heating of compact toroid plasmas. An ignitron-switched, 20-mF, 10-kV, 4-MA capacitor bank is discharged to produce the main compression field, while an inductively-isolated, 10-mF, 10-kV, 1-MA bank generates an initial magnetic field to accept the translated plasma. To date, the complete system has successfully operated for two years and approximately 2000 high-power discharges. Component performance during typical and fault-mode operation is reviewed. 5 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5518238
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-91-1980; CONF-910640-16; ON: DE91014745; TRN: 91-017855
• Resource Relation: Conference: 8. IEEE pulsed power conference, San Diego, CA (USA), 17-19 Jun 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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