Power supply requirements for a tokamak fusion reactor [electronic resource].

Published:: Argonne, Ill. : Argonne National Laboratory, 1979.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: 63 : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Argonne National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary:

The power supply requirements for a 7-M major radius commercial tokamak reactor have been examined, using a system approach combining models of the reactor and poloidal coil set, plasma burn cycle and MHD calculations, and power supply characteristics and cost data. A conventional system using an MGF set and solid-state rectifier/inverter power supplies was studied in addition to systems using a homopolar generator, superconducting energy storage inductor, and dump resistors. The requirements and cost of the power supplies depend on several factors but most critically on the ohmic heating ramp time used for startup. Long ramp times (approx. > 8 s) seems to be feasible, from the standpoint of resistive volt-second losses, and would appear to make conventional systems quite competitive with nonconventional ones, which require further research and development.

Report Numbers:

E 1.99:anl/fpp/tm-119
anl/fpp/tm-119

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Plasma Physics And Fusion Technology

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Published through SciTech Connect.
02/01/1979.
"anl/fpp/tm-119"
Brooks, J.N.; Kustom, R.L.

Funding Information:

W-31-109-ENG-38

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