公开(公告)号：EP0873561A1

公开(公告)日：1998-10-28

申请号：EP96931414.0

申请日：1996-08-22

申请人： THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ,  UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

发明人： ROSTOKER, Norman ,  MONKHORST, Hendrik, J.

IPC分类号： G21B1 ,  H05H1

CPC分类号： G21B1/052 ,  Y02E30/122

摘要： Ionized boron and protons are used as nuclear reactants in a field-reversed configuration system, and fused to yield three alpha particles with kinetic energy convertible to useful energy. The boron and proton beams are injected from injectors (32 and 34) respectively, into the reaction chamber (12) in such a manner as to have a relative energy of 0.65 MeV, corresponding to a resonance maximum in the reaction cross section. The boron beam has energy of 0.412 MeV and the proton beam has energy of 1 MeV. Furthermore, in the device of the invention, the beams tend to circulate in the same direction, thereby avoiding rapid change in the mean velocities of the beams due to ion-ion scattering. The ions remain confined for relatively long periods, enhancing fusion collisions. Both ion beams should not have temperatures greater than 100 keV, because this will detract from the resonance in cross section.

公开(公告)号：EP1371270B1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-15

申请号：EP02741645.2

申请日：2002-03-18

申请人： The Regents of the University of California ,  University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

发明人： ROSTOKER, Norman ,  MONKHORST, Hendrik J.

IPC分类号： H05H1/12 ,  G21B1/00 ,  G21D7/02

CPC分类号： H05H1/12 ,  G21B1/00 ,  G21B1/052 ,  G21B1/11 ,  G21D7/00 ,  H05H1/14 ,  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：EP1371270A2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-17

申请号：EP02741645.2

申请日：2002-03-18

申请人： THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ,  University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

发明人： ROSTOKER, Norman ,  MONKHORST, Hendrik J.

IPC分类号： H05H1/12 ,  G21B1/00 ,  G01D7/02

CPC分类号： H05H1/12 ,  G21B1/00 ,  G21B1/052 ,  G21B1/11 ,  G21D7/00 ,  H05H1/14 ,  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：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：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：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