公开(公告)号：EP1856702B1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-18

申请号：EP06721162.3

申请日：2006-03-07

申请人： The Regents of The University of California

发明人： ROSTOKER, Norman ,  BINDERBAUER, Michl ,  WESSEL, Frank ,  CHEUNG, Alex ,  BYSTRITSKII, Vitaly ,  SONG, Yuanxu ,  ANDERSON, Michael ,  GARATE, Eusebio ,  VANDRIE, Alan

IPC分类号： G21B1/05

CPC分类号： G21B1/052 ,  G21B1/05 ,  Y02E30/122 ,  Y02E30/126

摘要： A system and apparatus for controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration (FRC) magnetic topology and conversion of fusion product energies directly to electric power. Preferably, plasma ions are magnetically confined in the FRC while plasma electrons are electrostatically confined in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally applied magnetic field. In this configuration, ions and electrons may have adequate density and temperature so that upon collisions they are fused together by the nuclear force, thus forming fusion products that emerge in the form of an annular beam. Energy is removed from the fusion product ions as they spiral past electrodes of an inverse cyclotron converter. Advantageously, the fusion fuel plasmas that can be used with the present confinement and energy conversion system include advanced (aneutronic) fuels.

公开(公告)号：EP1856702A2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-21

申请号：EP06721162.3

申请日：2006-03-07

申请人： The Regents of the University of California

发明人： ROSTOKER, Norman ,  BINDERBAUER, Michl ,  WESSEL, Frank ,  CHEUNG, Alex ,  BYSTRITSKII, Vitaly ,  SONG, Yuanxu ,  ANDERSON, Michael ,  GARATE, Eusebio ,  VANDRIE, Alan

IPC分类号： G21B1/00 ,  H01J7/24

CPC分类号： G21B1/052 ,  G21B1/05 ,  Y02E30/122 ,  Y02E30/126

摘要： A system and apparatus for controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration (FRC) magnetic topology and conversion of fusion product energies directly to electric power. Preferably, plasma ions are magnetically confined in the FRC while plasma electrons are electrostatically confined in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally applied magnetic field. In this configuration, ions and electrons may have adequate density and temperature so that upon collisions they are fused together by the nuclear force, thus forming fusion products that emerge in the form of an annular beam. Energy is removed from the fusion product ions as they spiral past electrodes of an inverse cyclotron converter. Advantageously, the fusion fuel plasmas that can be used with the present confinement and energy conversion system include advanced (aneutronic) fuels.

公开(公告)号：EP2780913B1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-10

申请号：EP12808929.9

申请日：2012-11-14

申请人： The Regents of the University of California

发明人： TUSZEWSKI, Michel ,  BINDERBAUER, Michl ,  BARNES, Dan ,  GARATE, Eusebio ,  GUO, Houyang ,  PUTVINSKI, Sergei ,  SMIRNOV, Artem

IPC分类号： G21B1/05

CPC分类号： G21B1/052 ,  G21B1/15 ,  Y02E30/122

公开(公告)号：EP1356717B1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-14

申请号：EP02713515.1

申请日：2002-02-01

申请人： The Regents of The University of California

发明人： ROSTOKER, Norman ,  BINDERBAUER, Michl ,  QERUSHI, Artan ,  TAHSIRI, Hooshang ,  GARATE, Eusebio ,  BYSTRITSKII, Vitaly

IPC分类号： G21B1/05 ,  H05H1/12

CPC分类号： G21B1/052 ,  G21B1/05 ,  G21D7/00 ,  H05H1/03 ,  H05H1/10 ,  H05H1/12 ,  H05H1/14 ,  H05H1/16 ,  Y02E30/122 ,  Y02E30/126

公开(公告)号：EP3223284B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-03

申请号：EP17169187.6

申请日：2012-11-14

申请人： THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

发明人： TUSZEWSKI, Michel ,  BINDERBAUER, Michl ,  BARNES, Dan ,  GARATE, Eusebio ,  GUO, Houyang ,  PUTVINSKI, Sergei ,  SMIRNOV, Artem

IPC分类号： G21B1/05

公开(公告)号：EP2780913A2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-24

申请号：EP12808929.9

申请日：2012-11-14

申请人： The Regents of the University of California

发明人： TUSZEWSKI, Michel ,  BINDERBAUER, Michl ,  BARNES, Dan ,  GARATE, Eusebio ,  GUO, Houyang ,  PUTVINSKI, Sergei ,  SMIRNOV, Artem

IPC分类号： G21B1/05

CPC分类号： G21B1/052 ,  G21B1/15 ,  Y02E30/122

摘要： Systems and methods that facilitate the formation and maintenance of new High Performance Field Reversed Configurations (FRCs). An FRC system for the High Performance FRC (HPF) includes a central confinement vessel surrounded by two diametrically opposed reversed-field-theta-pinch formation sections and, beyond the formation sections, two divertor chambers to control neutral density and impurity contamination. A magnetic system includes a series of quasi-dc coils axially positioned along the FRC system components, quasi-dc mirror coils betweem the confinement chamber and the adjacent formation sections, and mirror plugs between the formation sections and the divertors. The formation sections include modular pulsed power formation systems that enable FRCs to be formed in-situ and then accelerated and injected (=static formation) or formed and accelerated simultaneously (=dynamic formation). The FRC system further includes neutral atom beam injectors, a pellet injector, gettering systems, axial plasma guns and flux surface biasing electrodes.

公开(公告)号：EP1356717A2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-29

申请号：EP02713515.1

申请日：2002-02-01

申请人： THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

发明人： ROSTOKER, Norman ,  BINDERBAUER, Michl ,  QERUSHI, Artan ,  TAHSIRI, Hooshang ,  GARATE, Eusebio ,  BYSTRITSKII, Vitaly

IPC分类号： H05H1/12 ,  G21B1/00

CPC分类号： G21B1/052 ,  G21B1/05 ,  G21D7/00 ,  H05H1/03 ,  H05H1/10 ,  H05H1/12 ,  H05H1/14 ,  H05H1/16 ,  Y02E30/122 ,  Y02E30/126

摘要： A system and method for containing plasma and forming a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) magnetic topology are described in which plasma ions are contained magnetically in stable, non-adiabatic orbits in the FRC. Further, the electrons are contained electrostatically in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally applied magnetic field. The simultaneous electrostatic confinement of electrons and magnetic confinement of ions avoids anomalous transport and facilitates classical containment of both electrons and ions. In this configuration, ions and electrons may have adequate density and temperature so that upon collisions they are fused together by nuclear force, thus releasing fusion energy. Moreover, the fusion fuel plasmas that can be used with the present confinement system and method are not limited to neutronic fuels only, but also advantageously include advanced fuels.

公开(公告)号：EP3223284A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-27

申请号：EP17169187.6

申请日：2012-11-14

申请人： THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

发明人： TUSZEWSKI, Michel ,  BINDERBAUER, Michl ,  BARNES, Dan ,  GARATE, Eusebio ,  GUO, Houyang ,  PUTVINSKI, Sergei ,  SMIRNOV, Artem

IPC分类号： G21B1/05

CPC分类号： G21B1/052 ,  G21B1/15 ,  Y02E30/122

摘要： The present disclosure provides a method that facilitates the formation and maintenance of new High Performance Field Reversed Configurations (FRCs). The method comprises generating a magnetic field with a magnetic system coupled to a confinement chamber, diametrically opposed FRC formation sections, and divertors; gettering the confinement chamber and the divertors with a layer of gettering material; generating an FRC in each of the formation sections; and translating each FRC toward a midplane of the confinement chamber where the FRCs merge into a merged FRC. The method further comprises injecting neutral atom beams into the merged FRC from neutral atom beam injectors; injecting plasma into the merged FRC from axial plasma guns; and electrically biasing open flux surfaces of the merged FRC with one or more biasing electrodes.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供了便于新的高性能场反向配置（FRC）的形成和维护的方法。 该方法包括利用耦合到约束腔室的磁性系统产生磁场，径向相对的FRC形成部分和偏滤器; 用一层吸气材料去除约束室和偏滤器; 在每个形成部分中产生FRC; 并将每个FRC转换到FRC合并成FRC的密闭室的中平面。 该方法还包括从中性原子束注入器将中性原子束注入到合并的FRC中; 用轴向等离子体枪将等离子体注入合并的FRC中; 并用一个或多个偏置电极对合并的FRC的开放磁通表面进行电偏置。