Design and construction status of the energy system for the ZTH experiment

Author

Boenig, H.J. ; Gribble, R.F. ; Melton, J.G. ; Hammer, C.F. ; Huddleston, S.W. ; Konkel, H.E. ; Reass, W.A. ; Rogers, J.D. ; Rosev, B.J. ; Schillig, J.B.

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

2-6 Oct 1989

Firstpage

561

Abstract

A large-scale reversed-field pinch fusion experiment called ZTH is being designed and built at Los Alamos. Initially, the machine will be operating at a 1.7-MA plasma current, however, the machine can be upgraded to a 4-MA current with many of the components (such as the torus, coil system, and electrical power source) already having the 4-MA capability. The first plasma discharges are expected to take place in the spring of 1993. Major electrical power equipment components, such as a 1430-MVA generator, controlled power supplies, isolation and opening switches, current interrupter, capacitor banks, and transfer resistor are being designed and procured for this experiment. The design philosophy of the electrical system is explained. Test results of in-house research are described, and the procurement status of the major components is summarized

Keywords

fusion reactor theory and design; pinch effect; plasma devices; power supplies to apparatus; ZTH; capacitor banks; coil system; current interrupter; electrical power source; large-scale reversed-field pinch fusion experiment; plasma discharges; torus; Capacitors; Coils; Fault location; Interrupters; Large-scale systems; Plasma sources; Power generation; Power supplies; Springs; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1989. Proceedings., IEEE Thirteenth Symposium on

Conference_Location

Knoxville, TN

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1989.102282

Filename

102282