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Plasma heating solutions that can deliver tens of megawatts at high duty cycle for several years

Plasma heating solutions that can deliver tens of megawatts at high duty cycle for several years

Apr 11, 20251 min read

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Potential approaches:

  • Solid-state heating (to replace ICRF tetrodes). Requires higher breakdown voltage: 600 V / 1.1 kA according to Theodore (Theo) Mouratidis
  • Gyrotrons that are high efficiency, durable over thousands of hours, and deliver megawatts of power, and RF antennas that can withstand fusion conditions.

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