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Zap Energy hits 37-million-degree electron temperatures in compact fusion device
Zap Energy announced April 23 that it has reached 1-3 keV plasma electron temperatures—roughly the equivalent of 11 to 37 million degrees Celsius—using its sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch approach to fusion. Reaching temperatures above that of the sun’s core (which is 10 million degrees Celsius temperature) is just one hurdle required before any fusion confinement concept can realistically pursue net gain and fusion energy.
P. Fu, Z. Z. Liu, J. Z. Xu, G. Gao, J. L. Wen, Y. Cao, Z. Q. Song, L. J. Tang, L. S. Wang, X. Y. Liang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 42 | Number 1 | July 2002 | Pages 155-161
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST02-A223
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The paper gives a description of the poloidal field power supplies and the control system of the HT-7U superconducting tokamak required to energize the magnetic field coils for plasma excitation and confinement. An original configuration of alternating-current/direct-current (dc) converter, thyristor dc circuit breaker, and power supply control system are introduced in detail.
