Moment free toroidal magnet

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:864529

Bonanos, Peter ^[1]

---

1. East Brunswick, NJ

A toroidal magnet for confining a high magnetic field for use in fusion reactor research and nuclear particle detection. The magnet includes a series of conductor elements arranged about and fixed at its small major radius portion to the outer surface of a central cylindrical support each conductor element having a geometry such as to maintain the conductor elements in pure tension when a high current flows therein, and a support assembly which redistributes all or part of the tension which would otherwise arise in the small major radius portion of each coil element to the large major radius portion thereof.

• Research Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-3073
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4378545
• OSTI ID: 864529
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

moment
free
toroidal
magnet
confining
magnetic
field
fusion
reactor
nuclear
particle
detection
series
conductor
elements
arranged
fixed
major
radius
portion
outer
surface
central
cylindrical
support
element
geometry
maintain
pure
tension
current
flows
therein
assembly
redistributes
otherwise
arise
coil
particle detection
toroidal magnet
magnetic field
outer surface
fusion reactor
current flow
support assembly
current flows
elements arranged
major radius
central cylindrical
conductor elements
nuclear particle
/335/376/505/