EP2777047A4 - Method and apparatus for compressing plasma to a high energy state - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for compressing plasma to a high energy stateInfo
- Publication number
- EP2777047A4 EP2777047A4 EP11875462.1A EP11875462A EP2777047A4 EP 2777047 A4 EP2777047 A4 EP 2777047A4 EP 11875462 A EP11875462 A EP 11875462A EP 2777047 A4 EP2777047 A4 EP 2777047A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- high energy
- energy state
- compressing plasma
- compressing
- plasma
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21B—FUSION REACTORS
- G21B3/00—Low temperature nuclear fusion reactors, e.g. alleged cold fusion reactors
- G21B3/006—Fusion by impact, e.g. cluster/beam interaction, ion beam collisions, impact on a target
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21B—FUSION REACTORS
- G21B1/00—Thermonuclear fusion reactors
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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
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- 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
- H05H1/12—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 forms a closed or nearly closed loop
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- 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)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
- Plasma Technology (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/US2011/001879 WO2013070179A1 (en) | 2011-11-09 | 2011-11-09 | Method and apparatus for compressing plasma to a high energy state |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP2777047A1 EP2777047A1 (en) | 2014-09-17 |
EP2777047A4 true EP2777047A4 (en) | 2015-06-17 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
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EP11875462.1A Withdrawn EP2777047A4 (en) | 2011-11-09 | 2011-11-09 | Method and apparatus for compressing plasma to a high energy state |
Country Status (7)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP2777047A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2015501918A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20140102170A (en) |
CN (1) | CN104067349A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2858967A1 (en) |
IN (1) | IN2014DN03388A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2013070179A1 (en) |
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HUE055365T2 (en) * | 2014-10-13 | 2021-11-29 | Tae Tech Inc | Method for merging and compressing compact tori |
EA038824B1 (en) * | 2014-10-30 | 2021-10-25 | Таэ Текнолоджиз, Инк. | Method and system for generating and maintaining a magnetic field with a field reversed configuration (frc) |
CN110100287B (en) * | 2016-11-04 | 2024-05-17 | 阿尔法能源技术公司 | Systems and methods for improving support of high performance FRC with multi-scale trapped vacuum pumping |
Citations (2)
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US4000036A (en) * | 1970-08-28 | 1976-12-28 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Energy Research And Development Administration | Plasma control and utilization |
WO2010089670A1 (en) * | 2009-02-04 | 2010-08-12 | General Fusion, Inc. | Systems and methods for compressing plasma |
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JPH08313663A (en) * | 1995-05-22 | 1996-11-29 | Takeshi Hatanaka | Method for nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion engine and machine system having it |
KR100611826B1 (en) * | 1998-06-29 | 2006-08-11 | 동경 엘렉트론 주식회사 | Plasma vacuum pumping cell |
DE29911974U1 (en) * | 1999-07-09 | 2000-11-23 | Agrodyn Hochspannungstechnik GmbH, 33803 Steinhagen | Plasma nozzle |
US6942767B1 (en) * | 2001-10-12 | 2005-09-13 | T-Graphic, Llc | Chemical reactor system |
DE602004011185T2 (en) * | 2003-02-12 | 2008-12-24 | Ngk Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya | PLASMA REACTION VESSEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR |
US20040261712A1 (en) * | 2003-04-25 | 2004-12-30 | Daisuke Hayashi | Plasma processing apparatus |
US20070002996A1 (en) * | 2004-06-30 | 2007-01-04 | Richard Neifeld | Tabletop nuclear fusion generator |
US20110142185A1 (en) * | 2009-12-16 | 2011-06-16 | Woodruff Scientific, Inc. | Device for compressing a compact toroidal plasma for use as a neutron source and fusion reactor |
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2011
- 2011-11-09 WO PCT/US2011/001879 patent/WO2013070179A1/en active Application Filing
- 2011-11-09 KR KR20147000825A patent/KR20140102170A/en active IP Right Grant
- 2011-11-09 CA CA2858967A patent/CA2858967A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2011-11-09 EP EP11875462.1A patent/EP2777047A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2011-11-09 CN CN201180074770.5A patent/CN104067349A/en active Pending
- 2011-11-09 JP JP2014541010A patent/JP2015501918A/en active Pending
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2014
- 2014-04-28 IN IN3388DEN2014 patent/IN2014DN03388A/en unknown
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4000036A (en) * | 1970-08-28 | 1976-12-28 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Energy Research And Development Administration | Plasma control and utilization |
WO2010089670A1 (en) * | 2009-02-04 | 2010-08-12 | General Fusion, Inc. | Systems and methods for compressing plasma |
Non-Patent Citations (3)
Title |
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DEGNAN ET AL.: "Compression of compact toroids in conical-coaxial geometry", FUSION TECHNOLOGY, vol. 27, no. 2, March 1995 (1995-03-01), USA, pages 107 - 114, XP002739394, ISSN: 0748-1896 * |
MEEKER D J ET AL: "A high efficiency ICF driver employing magnetically confined plasma rings", FUSION TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY, SOC, LA GRANGE PARK, ILL, US, vol. 8, no. 1, 1 July 1985 (1985-07-01), pages 1191 - 1197, XP002696673, ISSN: 0272-3921 * |
See also references of WO2013070179A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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CA2858967A1 (en) | 2013-05-16 |
IN2014DN03388A (en) | 2015-06-05 |
CN104067349A (en) | 2014-09-24 |
EP2777047A1 (en) | 2014-09-17 |
KR20140102170A (en) | 2014-08-21 |
JP2015501918A (en) | 2015-01-19 |
WO2013070179A1 (en) | 2013-05-16 |
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