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Systems and methods for generating electron spiral toroids

a technology of electron spiral and system, applied in nuclear reactors, nuclear engineering, greenhouse gas reduction, etc., can solve the problems of limited performance of small and lower-energy devices

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-08-16
ELECTRON POWER SYST
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ESTS remains stable for hundreds of milliseconds and can be accelerated, enabling applications such as x-ray generation and particle beam acceleration, with high ion density and self-organization, exceeding the confinement times of traditional spheromaks.

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Though they had some successes, these small and lower-energy devices had limited performance.

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[0027]A spheromak is a toroidal shaped arrangement of plasma consisting of electrons and ions. A typical spheromak has a toroid shape in a three-dimensional configuration. Additional details regarding prior systems for producing electron toroids can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,603,247, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.

[0028]Shown in FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a view of a preferred embodiment of the invention. The elements required to initiate an Electron Spiral Toroid Spheromak (ESTS) are an electric arc 11, between an anode 13 and a cathode 14. The arc is formed in partial or full atmosphere in a chamber. Collisions of the arc electrons with the background gas create ions 12. When the operating parameters are correct, such as voltage, pressure, arc distance and speed of the moving electrodes, an ESTS 15 forms within the chamber.

[0029]The methods for forming an electric arc suitable for formation of an ESTS require stability and duration. The a...

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A spheromak is a plasma of ions and electrons formed into a toroidal shape. A spheromak plasma can include electrons and ions of nearly equal amounts such that it is essentially charge neutral. It contains large internal electrical currents and their associated internal magnetic fields arranged so that the forces within the spheromak are nearly balanced. The spheromak described herein is observed to form around an electric arc in partial atmosphere, and is observed to be self-stable with no external magnetic containment.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 13 / 737,519, filed Jan. 9, 2013, and claims priority to U.S. Application No. 61 / 631,733, filed Jan. 10, 2012 and also claims priority to U.S. Application No. 61 / 710,417, filed on Oct. 5, 2012, the entire contents of these applications being incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A spheromak can be defined as a toroidal shaped arrangement of plasma consisting of electrons and ions. Traditional spheromaks contain large internal electrical currents and their associated magnetic fields are arranged so the forces within the spheromak are nearly balanced, resulting in confinement times of about a few microseconds without any external fields.[0003]Spheromaks can be generated using a “gun” type device that ejects spheromaks off the end of an electrode into a holding area called a flux conserver. This has made them useful in the laboratory setti...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H05H1/48
CPCH05H1/48G21B1/05H05H1/04H05H1/12Y02E30/10H01J37/32055
Inventor SEWARD, CLINT
Owner ELECTRON POWER SYST