SG11201508213XA - Heating plasma for fusion power using neutral beam injection - Google Patents

Heating plasma for fusion power using neutral beam injection

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SG11201508213XA
SG11201508213XA SG11201508213XA SG11201508213XA SG11201508213XA SG 11201508213X A SG11201508213X A SG 11201508213XA SG 11201508213X A SG11201508213X A SG 11201508213XA SG 11201508213X A SG11201508213X A SG 11201508213XA SG 11201508213X A SG11201508213X A SG 11201508213XA
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Singapore
Prior art keywords
neutral beam
fusion power
beam injection
heating plasma
plasma
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SG11201508213XA
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Thomas John Mcguire
Josh Eugene Coleman
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Lockheed Corp
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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
    • 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
    • G21B1/13—First wall; Blanket; Divertor
    • 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
    • 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
    • G21B1/057—Tokamaks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21B—FUSION REACTORS
    • G21B1/00—Thermonuclear fusion reactors
    • G21B1/11—Details
    • G21B1/17—Vacuum chambers; Vacuum 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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US201361808089P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808136P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361807932P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808066P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808154P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808101P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808122P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808131P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808110P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808093P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US14/243,368 US10049773B2 (en) 2013-04-03 2014-04-02 Heating plasma for fusion power using neutral beam injection
PCT/US2014/032764 WO2014204557A2 (en) 2013-04-03 2014-04-03 Heating plasma for fusion power using neutral beam injection

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KR (1) KR102274336B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2014281142B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2908393C (en)
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WO (1) WO2014204557A2 (en)

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US20180090232A1 (en) 2018-03-29
WO2014204557A3 (en) 2015-04-16
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