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Electron-Coupled Transformer

a technology of electric motors and transformers, applied in nuclear reactors, greenhouse gas reduction, nuclear engineering, etc., can solve the problems of limiting the amount of energy that one can extract from this type of transformer, reducing the energy of the primary, and going into saturation

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-10-10
ADVANCED FUSION SYST LLC
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Benefits of technology

The electron-coupled transformer effectively generates high voltage pulses with a smooth leading edge, overcoming the saturation and 'staircase' issues of Magnetic Linear Adder Transformers, and achieving higher energy extraction efficiency.

Problems solved by technology

A disadvantage of the Magnetic Linear Adder Transformer is that Toroidal-shaped primaries will go into saturation and collapse the field if they are driven with too large a pulse.
This limits the amount of energy that one can extract from this type of transformer.
A further disadvantage is a resulting pulse having a “staircase” leading edge, rather than a smooth leading edge.

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[0024]A list of drawing reference numbers, their associated parts and preferred materials for the parts can be found near the end of this description of the preferred embodiments.

[0025]FIGS. 1A and 1B are cross-sections of a basic SXE Energy Driver, as first described by the inventor of this current invention in U.S. Pat. No. 4,723,263. FIG. 1A is an end view and FIG. 1B is a side view. Visible in these views are an anode 64, a grid 66, and a cathode 68. The SXE is a triode electron tube. It has a novel electron gun structure, comprised of the cathode 68 and the grid 66. The physical juxtaposition of these elements is such that it forms a circular waveguide. A circular waveguide supports the Transverse Electric Mode (TEM) which always propagates at the Speed of Light (“c”) in a vacuum. This property is critical to the function of the SXE in that it ensures that the electron beam, as shown by arrows, sweeps the anode at the speed of light and thus the phase velocity and the group vel...

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Abstract

An Electron-coupled transformer for generating a high voltage output pulse as an amplified version of an input pulse comprises a cylindrical triode electron tube with a central anode along main axis and a grid and cathode radially spaced from the anode. The anode has a first end connected to ground and a second end insulated with respect to said ground. The cathode and the grid form a traveling wave electron gun that produces a wave of ground potential in the Transverse Electric Mode, which causes electrons stored in the cathode-grid gap to be extracted from said gap. The extracted electrons form a radially symmetric collapsing traveling wave that sweeps as a wave along the anode at the speed of light, causing a voltage output pulse on the second end of the anode whose magnitude is an amplified version of an input pulse applied to the cathode.

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PRIORITY APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 809,453 entitled “Method & Apparatus for Controlled Fusion Reactions” filed May 30, 2006 and (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 754,928, filed May 29, 2007, for Method and System for Controlled Fusion Reactions by Curtis A. Birnbach. The foregoing applications are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to electron-coupled transformers for providing a voltage output.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Transformers for providing a voltage output are known. For example, high speed transformers such as a Magnetic Linear Adder Transformer include a secondary, for example, a “stalk,” with one end attached to ground and the other end being the high voltage output terminal. A series of Toroidal primaries are stacked on the stalk. Each primary pulse adds to the energy (voltage) in the secondary.[0004]A disadvantage of...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H01F38/00
CPCG21B1/03G21B1/23G21B1/00Y02E30/14H01F38/00G21D7/00H05G2/001Y02E30/10Y02E30/00G21B3/008H05G2/00G21B1/11
Inventor BIRNBACH, CURTIS A.
Owner ADVANCED FUSION SYST LLC