CA3199783A1 - System, devices and methods for electron beam for plasma heating - Google Patents

System, devices and methods for electron beam for plasma heating

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CA3199783A1
CA3199783A1 CA3199783A CA3199783A CA3199783A1 CA 3199783 A1 CA3199783 A1 CA 3199783A1 CA 3199783 A CA3199783 A CA 3199783A CA 3199783 A CA3199783 A CA 3199783A CA 3199783 A1 CA3199783 A1 CA 3199783A1
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plasma
frc
emitter
confinement
formation
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French (fr)
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Anton TKACHEV
Sergey Korepanov
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TAE Technologies Inc
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TAE Technologies Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21B—FUSION REACTORS
    • G21B1/00—Thermonuclear fusion reactors
    • G21B1/05—Thermonuclear fusion reactors with magnetic or electric plasma confinement
    • G21B1/052—Thermonuclear fusion reactors with magnetic or electric plasma confinement reversed field configuration
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21B—FUSION REACTORS
    • G21B1/00—Thermonuclear fusion reactors
    • G21B1/11—Details
    • G21B1/15—Particle injectors for producing thermonuclear fusion reactions, e.g. pellet injectors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/02—Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma
    • H05H1/10—Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma using externally-applied magnetic fields only, e.g. Q-machines, Yin-Yang, base-ball
    • H05H1/14—Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma using externally-applied magnetic fields only, e.g. Q-machines, Yin-Yang, base-ball wherein the containment vessel is straight and has magnetic mirrors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/24—Generating plasma
    • H05H1/48—Generating plasma using an arc
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H7/00—Details of devices of the types covered by groups H05H9/00, H05H11/00, H05H13/00
    • H05H7/04—Magnet systems, e.g. undulators, wigglers; Energisation thereof
    • H05H2007/048—Magnet systems, e.g. undulators, wigglers; Energisation thereof for modifying beam trajectory, e.g. gantry systems
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/10—Nuclear fusion reactors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Plasma Technology (AREA)
  • Furnace Details (AREA)
CA3199783A 2020-11-09 2021-11-09 System, devices and methods for electron beam for plasma heating Pending CA3199783A1 (en)

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US202063111446P 2020-11-09 2020-11-09
US63/111,446 2020-11-09
PCT/US2021/058601 WO2022099189A1 (en) 2020-11-09 2021-11-09 System, devices and methods for electron beam for plasma heating

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EP (1) EP4218367A4 (https=)
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KR (1) KR20230101896A (https=)
CN (1) CN116671256A (https=)
AU (1) AU2021373891A1 (https=)
CA (1) CA3199783A1 (https=)
IL (1) IL302734A (https=)
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CN116671256A (zh) 2023-08-29
AU2021373891A1 (en) 2023-06-22
WO2022099189A1 (en) 2022-05-12
KR20230101896A (ko) 2023-07-06
EP4218367A4 (en) 2024-11-13
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MX2023005412A (es) 2023-07-25
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