Spherical torus fusion reactor
Abstract
A fusion reactor is provided having a near spherical-shaped plasma with a modest central opening through which straight segments of toroidal field coils extend that carry electrical current for generating a toroidal magnet plasma confinement fields. By retaining only the indispensable components inboard of the plasma torus, principally the cooled toroidal field conductors and in some cases a vacuum containment vessel wall, the fusion reactor features an exceptionally small aspect ratio (typically about 1.5), a naturally elongated plasma cross section without extensive field shaping, requires low strength magnetic containment fields, small size and high beta. These features combine to produce a spherical torus plasma in a unique physics regime which permits compact fusion at low field and modest cost.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875230
- Patent Number(s):
- H000627
- Application Number:
- 06/783604
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1985 Oct 03
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- statutory invention registration; spherical; torus; fusion; reactor; provided; near; spherical-shaped; plasma; modest; central; straight; segments; toroidal; field; coils; extend; carry; electrical; current; generating; magnet; confinement; fields; retaining; indispensable; components; inboard; principally; cooled; conductors; vacuum; containment; vessel; wall; features; exceptionally; aspect; ratio; typically; naturally; elongated; section; extensive; shaping; requires; strength; magnetic; size; beta; combine; produce; unique; physics; regime; permits; compact; cost; toroidal magnet; vessel wall; field coils; aspect ratio; containment vessel; fusion reactor; electrical current; toroidal field; plasma confinement; field shaping; field coil; modest cost; shaped plasma; magnetic containment; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Peng, Yueng-Kay M. Spherical torus fusion reactor. United States: N. p., 1989.
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Peng, Yueng-Kay M. Spherical torus fusion reactor. United States.
Peng, Yueng-Kay M. Sun .
"Spherical torus fusion reactor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875230.
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