SG11201508217RA - Encapsulating magnetic fields for plasma confinement - Google Patents

Encapsulating magnetic fields for plasma confinement

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SG11201508217RA
SG11201508217RA SG11201508217RA SG11201508217RA SG11201508217RA SG 11201508217R A SG11201508217R A SG 11201508217RA SG 11201508217R A SG11201508217R A SG 11201508217RA SG 11201508217R A SG11201508217R A SG 11201508217RA SG 11201508217R A SG11201508217R A SG 11201508217RA
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Singapore
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magnetic fields
plasma confinement
encapsulating magnetic
encapsulating
confinement
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SG11201508217RA
Inventor
Thomas John Mcguire
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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
    • 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
    • G21B1/05—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
    • G21B1/057—Tokamaks
    • 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
    • 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)
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US201361808154P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361807932P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808136P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808089P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808122P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808110P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808101P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808093P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808131P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US201361808066P 2013-04-03 2013-04-03
US14/242,971 US9959942B2 (en) 2013-04-03 2014-04-02 Encapsulating magnetic fields for plasma confinement
PCT/US2014/032759 WO2014204556A2 (en) 2013-04-03 2014-04-03 Encapsulating magnetic fields for plasma confinement

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JP (1) JP6563899B2 (en)
KR (1) KR102197520B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2014281141B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2908483C (en)
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WO (1) WO2014204556A2 (en)

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