Nov 2024 | Research Library, Presentations, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Modeling, Overview, Performance, Plasma Research, Simulation, Stability, Theory
November 2024 | J. Romero | HPC | Presentation
The FRC suits aneutronic fuels ideally. Norman confines FRC plasma in an accessible linear device. Feedback control maintains stable, steady-state plasma. Bayesian inference enables holistic data analysis. Machine learning accelerates commercial energy development.
Oct 2024 | Research Library, Papers, Confinement, Diagnostics, Edge Control, Equilibrium, Experiment, Fast Particles, Featured Publications, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Performance, Plasma Profiles, Plasma Research, Simulation, Stability
October 2024 | H. Gota | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
TAE Technologies’ fifth-generation fusion device, C-2W (also called ‘Norman’), is the world’s largest compact-toroid device and has made significant progress in field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma performance.
Dec 2023 | Research Library, Papers, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Modeling, Plasma Research, Simulation, Stability
December 2023 | R. Groenewald | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
The FRC, such as studied in the C-2W experiment at TAE Technologies, is an attractive candidate for realizing a nuclear fusion reactor.
Nov 2023 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Overview, Performance, Plasma Research, Stability
November 2023 | T. DeHaas | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
The current experimental device, C-2W (Norman), has demonstrated significant progress in FRC performance, reliability, repeatability, and control.
Oct 2023 | Research Library, Presentations, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Performance, Plasma Research, Stability
October 2023 | J.A. Romero | IAEA-FEC 2023 | Presentation
C-2W holds a high beta FRC plasma in an easily accessible linear device. Plasma is elongated to improve performance, resulting in axial instability. Feedback control stabilizes and sustains the long plasma in steady state.
Oct 2023 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Overview, Performance, Plasma Research, Stability
October 2023 | H. Gota | IAEA-FEC 2023 | Poster
The NB power-supply system has recently been upgraded to extend the pulse length from 30 ms to 40 ms, which allows for a longer plasma lifetime thus better characterization and further enhancement of FRC performance.