TAE Technologies’ Fusion Machine Exceeds Prior Operations and Performance Levels in Record Time
World’s most powerful field-reversed configuration plasma generator steps company closer to delivering Friendly Fusion.
TAE Technologies, Inc. Named 2018 Global Cleantech 100 Innovator
Fusion energy leader receives recognition as one of the most innovative and promising ideas in cleantech.
Spectral and Intensity Calibration of a Thomson Scattering Diagnostic for the C-2W Field- Reversed Configuration Plasma Experiment
April 2018 | T. Schindler | HTPD2018 | Poster
The C-2W Thomson Scattering diagnostic consists of two individual systems for monitoring electron temperature and density; one system in the central region is operational and the second system, currently under design, will monitor the open field line jet region1.
Magnetic Diagnostic Suite of the C-2W Field-Reversed Configuration Experiment
April 2018 | T. Roche | HTPD2018 | Poster
The C-2W machine is the world’s premier Advanced Beam-Driven FRC
n Monitoring the complete magnetic evolution of the plasma is essential for
understanding the system’s dynamics
n Over 500 B-field signals are monitored to provide both post-shot analysis data and data for an advanced active feedback system.
Fast-framing camera based observations of spheromak-like plasmoid collision and merging process using two magnetized coaxial plasma gun
April 2018 | T. Matsumoto | HTPD2018 | Poster
We have been conducting compact toroid (CT) collision and merging experiments by using two magnetized
coaxial plasma guns (MCPG). As is well known, an actual CT/plasmoid moves macroscopically in a confining magnetic field. Therefore, three-dimensional measurements are important in understanding the behavior of the CTs.
Super(computer) Powers
The TAE Technologies modeling group has won a 2018 US Department of Energy INCITE (Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment) award on the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility’s Theta supercomputer. The award is for 31MCH (million core hours), which is equivalent to 100MCH on ALCF’s Blue Gene supercomputer, Mira, and will be used to accelerate our research in creating clean fusion energy.
The Heat is On
We are proud to now announce that this week we have achieved colliding and merging of field-reverse configurations (FRCs) on Norman, which is another critical marker on our path to success.
Achievement of field-reversed configuration plasma sustainment via 10 MW neutral-beam injection on the C-2U device
November 2017 | H. Gota | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
The TAE Technologies experimental program has demonstrated reliable field-reversed configuration (FRC) formation and sustainment, driven by fast ions via high-power neutral-beam (NB) injection.
Visualizing a Future of Fusion
Our explainer video will help illustrate the work we’re doing with field-reverse configurations (FRCs), and offer insights into how we operate Norman.
Simulations of High Harmonic Fast Wave Heating on the C-2U Advanced Beam-Driven Field-Reversed Configuration Device
October 2017 | X. Yang | EPJ Web Conference | Paper
Numerous efforts have been made at Tri-Alpha Energy (TAE) to theoretically explore the physics of microwave electron heating in field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas. For the fixed 2D profiles of plasma density and temperature for both electrons and thermal ions and equilibrium field of the C-2U machine, simulations with GENRAY-C ray-tracing code have been conducted for the ratios of / ci[D] in the range of 6 – 20.