Plasma confinement system and methods for use
Abstract
A plasma confinement system is provided that includes a confinement chamber that includes one or more enclosures of respective helicity injectors. The one or more enclosures are coupled to ports at an outer radius of the confinement chamber. The system further includes one or more conductive coils aligned substantially parallel to the one or more enclosures and a further set of one or more conductive coils respectively surrounding portions of the one or more enclosures. Currents may be provided to the sets of conductive coils to energize a gas within the confinement chamber into a plasma. Further, a heat-exchange system is provided that includes an inner wall, an intermediate wall, an outer wall, and pipe sections configured to carry coolant through cavities formed by the walls.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- University of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization, Seattle, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1379178
- Patent Number(s):
- 9754686
- Application Number:
- 14/461,821
- Assignee:
- University of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-96ER54361
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Aug 18
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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Jarboe, Thomas R., and Sutherland, Derek. Plasma confinement system and methods for use. United States: N. p., 2017.
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