9 results about "Fusion power" patented technology

Power management systems for fusion energy devices are provided. Scalable and modular systems which enable a fusion energy device to be powered by conventional power grids are provided through an array of energy storage units configured to exhibit a suitable discharge rate, an array of DC / DC modules coupled to the array of energy storage units, and an array of fast discharge units coupled to the array of DC / DC modules.

This invention belongs to the field of power control technology and discloses a method and system for uninterrupted power supply control of the main core of a dual-core fusion power supply. The method includes: collecting historical power consumption data and equipment operating cycle data from the load, and combining this with real-time operating status data to extract the predicted peak power, peak arrival time, and cumulative energy demand; acquiring the real-time state of charge and rated capacity of the sub-core, calculating the expected power supply duration based on the cumulative energy demand, and generating a feedforward power supply trigger signal; pre-starting the main core to preheat to standby mode and pre-setting the ready states of each switch, and determining the target output power and power ramp-up rate of the main core; when the real-time state of charge of the sub-core drops to a preset homing charge threshold, controlling the main core based on the target output power and power ramp-up rate. This invention can effectively improve the power supply continuity, voltage stability, and system safety of a dual-core fusion power supply under complex load conditions.

This invention relates to the field of steel structure anti-corrosion coating monitoring technology, and particularly to a multi-sensor fusion-based online monitoring method and system for quantitative early warning of anti-corrosion coatings on power grid steel structures. The method includes: deploying sensor components in the monitored area of ​​the power grid steel structure and collecting monitoring data, including coating electrochemical parameters, substrate corrosion parameters, environmental parameters, and electromagnetic field parameters; determining the coating degradation degree based on the coating electrochemical parameters and substrate corrosion parameters; determining an environmental corrosion correction coefficient based on the environmental parameters; determining an electromagnetic field influence coefficient based on the electromagnetic field parameters; and generating a coating health status assessment result based on the coating degradation degree, environmental corrosion correction coefficient, and electromagnetic field influence coefficient. The coating health status assessment result generated by this invention can reflect the degradation state of the anti-corrosion coating itself and clarify the degree of influence of the power grid electromagnetic field on the coating degradation process, thus providing information dimensions that better meet the needs of power grid steel structure anti-corrosion operation and maintenance.

A fuel processing system for a magnetic confinement fusion device, such as a fusion power reactor, is provided. The processing system includes a plasma centrifuge differential pump having a single outlet. When connected to an output of the fusion containment device, such as via a divertor, the plasma centrifuge differential pump maintains a pressure within the fusion device, thus increasing the tritium burn efficiency. The plasma centrifuge differential pump also allow for separation and removal of helium and other materials from the plasma used by the fusion device.

A governance system for artificial-intelligence-driven fusion energy control assigns trust-weighted authority to autonomous decisions, correlates operational outcomes to control actions, and enables automated rollback. The system generates immutable governance records suitable for regulatory, insurance, and grid-scale deployment of fusion energy systems.

This invention discloses a method and system for interlocking protection of a high-voltage DC circuit breaker in a fusion power supply, relating to the field of nuclear fusion auxiliary heating power supply technology. Specifically, it includes: constructing a series-connected light-emitting circuit by sequentially connecting the light-emitting elements of N fiber optic transmitters used to drive N series-connected IGBTs end-to-end; configuring a bypass topology by connecting a power switch in parallel across the series-connected light-emitting circuit, with impedance elements included in the circuit; driving the power switch to operate via a single control signal from the central control unit, and using the on-state of the power switch to bypass the series-connected light-emitting circuit to generate an extinction signal, which serves as a synchronous turn-off trigger command for the N series-connected IGBTs. This invention achieves fault safety and switch synchronization through physical series and bypass control at the hardware level, effectively solving the problems of voltage imbalance and single-point failure propagation under distributed control. It aims to improve the safety of fusion auxiliary heating power supply systems.

The application discloses a kind of intelligent adaptive beam target coupling systems and methods for fusion energy, the system is to the non-uniformity of fuel target pellet in fusion reactor and the inconsistency of laser beam, with the core idea of "compensate asymmetric target with asymmetric drive" to beam target coupling, the system includes: high-speed online topography diagnostic module, the three-dimensional topographic features of target pellet are quickly obtained in the extremely short time when it enters the target area;AI decision and light beam distribution module, through physical-informed deep learning model, based on real-time topography instantaneous calculation the optimal multi-beam laser space and intensity configuration scheme required to compensate for non-uniformity;Multi-channel laser independent regulation module, according to laser beam regulation instruction, independently adjust the landing point and energy of each laser beam.The present application enables fusion reactor to maintain stable combustion under non-ideal conditions, greatly reduces the stringent requirements for fuel manufacturing and laser consistency, realizes continuous, reliable fusion energy production.

This invention relates to the field of controlled nuclear fusion technology, providing a magnetic inertial fusion device and method for accelerating and compressing field-inverted plasma. The device is an integrated linear structure, comprising, from both ends to the middle, a divertor chamber, a field-inverted plasma formation section, a linear acceleration section, a conical tube pre-compression section, and a collision-fusion and magnetic compression region. FRC plasma is formed in the formation section, its axial velocity is increased in the acceleration section, and then pre-compression and stability are improved in the conical tube pre-compression section. After the plasmas at both ends collide and fuse in the middle region, they are magnetically compressed by electromagnetic pulses to reach a medium density (~10²⁴ m⁻³) and fusion temperature, triggering the fusion reaction. The above process can be repeated, the stability of the fusion plasma can be effectively controlled throughout the process, the pulse power heating of the plasma is highly efficient, and the plasma temperature and density can be controlled to simultaneously reach the required fusion conditions; providing an optimal solution for the commercialization of fusion energy.

The application discloses a multi-dimensional parameter fusion power system insulation state intelligent diagnosis system and relates to the technical field of electric power engineering, comprising a state context construction module, a convergence trajectory generation module, a perturbation sequence generation module, a wall breaking mark generation module and a defense regulation module; the state context construction module carries out time synchronization processing on electrical characteristic quantities, local discharge characteristic quantities, temperature rise responses and operation conditions, rearranges according to a unified time scale, forms a time-aligned state context band, and extracts a consistent and stable candidate section at the tail of the state context band; the application breaks through the limitation of relying only on fluctuation amplitude judgment by constructing a time-aligned state context band and cross-dimensional convergence evolution description, realizes early perception of potential risks under false stationary state, and through a reverse sensitivity and defense regulation mechanism, keeps the defense strength dynamic with state evolution, avoids protection backfall, and improves insulation operation safety and decision support capability.