Flywheel induction motor-generator for magnet power supply in small fusion device

Yoshino, F.; Tsutsui, H.; Tsuji-Iio, S.

doi:10.1063/1.4945799

Title: Flywheel induction motor-generator for magnet power supply in small fusion device

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A flywheel motor-generator (MG) for the toroidal field (TF) coils of a small fusion device was developed which utilizes a commercially available squirrel-cage induction motor. Advantages of the MG are comparably-long duration, quick power response, and easy implementation of power control compared with conventional capacitor-type power supply. A 55-kW MG was fabricated, and TF coils of a small fusion device were energized. The duration of the current flat-top was extended to 1 s which is much longer than those of conventional small devices (around 10–100 ms).

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Yoshino, F.; Tsutsui, H.; Tsuji-Iio, S. ^[1]

Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 (Japan)

Publication Date:: Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI Identifier:: 22597130

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Review of Scientific Instruments

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 87; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; CAPACITORS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CONTROL; FLYWHEELS; INDUCTION; MAGNETS; MOTORS; SQUIRRELS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

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                    Hatakeyma, S., E-mail: hatakeyama.shoichi@torus.nr.titech.ac.jp, Yoshino, F., Tsutsui, H., and Tsuji-Iio, S. Flywheel induction motor-generator for magnet power supply in small fusion device.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Hatakeyma, S., E-mail: hatakeyama.shoichi@torus.nr.titech.ac.jp, Yoshino, F., Tsutsui, H., & Tsuji-Iio, S. Flywheel induction motor-generator for magnet power supply in small fusion device.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945799

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                    Hatakeyma, S., E-mail: hatakeyama.shoichi@torus.nr.titech.ac.jp, Yoshino, F., Tsutsui, H., and Tsuji-Iio, S. 2016.  
        "Flywheel induction motor-generator for magnet power supply in small fusion device".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945799.

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@article{osti_22597130,

  title        = {Flywheel induction motor-generator for magnet power supply in small fusion device},

  author       = {Hatakeyma, S., E-mail: hatakeyama.shoichi@torus.nr.titech.ac.jp and Yoshino, F. and Tsutsui, H. and Tsuji-Iio, S.},

  abstractNote = {A flywheel motor-generator (MG) for the toroidal field (TF) coils of a small fusion device was developed which utilizes a commercially available squirrel-cage induction motor. Advantages of the MG are comparably-long duration, quick power response, and easy implementation of power control compared with conventional capacitor-type power supply. A 55-kW MG was fabricated, and TF coils of a small fusion device were energized. The duration of the current flat-top was extended to 1 s which is much longer than those of conventional small devices (around 10–100 ms).},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.4945799},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22597130},
  journal      = {Review of Scientific Instruments},

  issn         = {0034-6748},

  number       = 4,

  volume       = 87,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

}

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