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The integrated diagnostic suite of the C-2W experimental field-reversed configuration device and its applications
March 2021 | T. Roche | Review of Scientific Instruments | Paper
In TAE Technologies’ current experimental fusion device, C-2W, record breaking, advanced beam-driven FRC plasmas are produced and sustained in steady state utilizing variable-energy neutral beams, expander divertors, end-bias electrodes, and an active plasma control system.
Academies urge public–private effort to build a pilot fusion-power plant
Michl Binderbauer, CEO of the privately funded alternative fusion developer TAE Technologies, applauds the report’s emphasis on public–private partnerships. “You are combining the strength of a DOE lab or university program with the end-product focus of the private sector,” he says, rather than the “more meandering” academic process. “A tighter adherence to schedules will help to drive efficiency in the process.”
The Integrated Diagnostic Suite of the C-2W Experimental FRC Device and its Applications
December 2020 | T. Roche | HTPD 2020 | Poster
C-2W (or Norman) has achieved program goals. 60+ individual diagnostic systems. 1000s of channels total utilized to obtain and verify results.
MHD Mode Identification by Higher Order Singular Value Decomposition in C-2W
December 2020 | M. Tobin | HTPD 2020 | Poster
First application of Higher Order Singular Value Decomposition for
MHD mode identification using magnetic field measurements
Comprehensive Imaging of C-2W Plasmas:Instruments and Applications
December 2020 | E. Granstedt | HTPD 2020 | Poster
Long axial direction compared to short symmetric azimuthal direction requires many imaging instruments to view the plasma throughout.
Study of Neutral Gas Pressure Dynamics in C-2W Using Inverted Magnetron Ionization Gauges
December 2020 | V. Sokolov | HTPD 2020 | Poster
In TAE Technologies’ current experimental device, C-2W (also called “Norman”), record breaking, advanced beam-driven FRC plasmas are produced and sustained in steady state.