EP2777047A4 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING PLASMA TO A HIGH ENERGY STATE - Google Patents

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING PLASMA TO A HIGH ENERGY STATE

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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
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Prior art keywords
high energy
energy state
compressing plasma
compressing
plasma
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German (de)
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French (fr)
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EP2777047A1 (en
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Brent Freeze
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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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21B—FUSION REACTORS
    • G21B1/00—Thermonuclear fusion reactors
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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)
EP11875462.1A 2011-11-09 2011-11-09 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING PLASMA TO A HIGH ENERGY STATE Withdrawn EP2777047A4 (en)

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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

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EP2777047A1 EP2777047A1 (en) 2014-09-17
EP2777047A4 true EP2777047A4 (en) 2015-06-17

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EP (1) EP2777047A4 (zh)
JP (1) JP2015501918A (zh)
KR (1) KR20140102170A (zh)
CN (1) CN104067349A (zh)
CA (1) CA2858967A1 (zh)
IN (1) IN2014DN03388A (zh)
WO (1) WO2013070179A1 (zh)

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KR20140102170A (ko) 2014-08-21
JP2015501918A (ja) 2015-01-19
IN2014DN03388A (zh) 2015-06-05
WO2013070179A1 (en) 2013-05-16
EP2777047A1 (en) 2014-09-17
CN104067349A (zh) 2014-09-24

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