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US 2021/0233674 A1Published application
Method and system for fusion drive
OwnerSetthivoine YOUinventor
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Abstract
A fusion drive magnetically confining a plasma in a stable plectonemic minimum-energy Taylor states formed from the merging of a plurality of plectonemic Taylor states. Magnetic reconnection converts magnetic energy into ion heating to attain high temperatures before compression. The plasma configuration is then compressed to net gain in a peristaltic magnetic nozzle arrangement. The fusion drive supports generation of electrical power with inductive direct electric or thermal conversion methods.
Claims41
A method for fusion energy generation comprising:
- forming a plurality of magnetic plectonemes from a plurality of plasma sources;
- merging the plurality of magnetic plectonemes into a single magnetic plectoneme;
- compressing the single magnetic plectoneme to provide ignited plasma;
- and,
- exhausting the ignited plasma.
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A fusion drive comprising:
- a mounting structure having a mounting end, and an exhaust end;
- an interior disposed within the mounting structure, wherein the interior is disposed between the mounting end and the exhaust end, wherein the interior is defined by a first wall and the interior comprises:
- a tapered cylindrical converging section disposed near the mounting end,
- a tapered cylindrical diverging section disposed near the exhaust end;
- and a cylindrical stagnation section disposed between the tapered cylindrical converging section and the tapered cylindrical converging section;
- a blanket disposed around at least a portion of the interior
- a plurality of plasma sources mounted at the mounting end, wherein the plurality of plasma sources generate a plurality of magnetic plectonemes and wherein each plasma source is configured to form at least one magnetic plectoneme within the tapered cylindrical converging section;
- a plurality of magnetic coils disposed around at least a portion of the interior, wherein the plurality of magnetic coils are configured to generate magnetic fields to aid in merging the plurality of magnetic plectonemes to form a single magnetic plectoneme and to compress the single magnetic plectoneme to ignition;
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- a shield disposed around at least a portion of the plurality of magnetic coils.
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A system for a fusion drive comprising:
- a converging volume, wherein a plurality of magnetic plectonemes are formed within the converging volume,
- a stagnation volume having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the stagnation volume is coupled to the converging volume, wherein the plurality of magnetic plectonemes are merged into a single magnetic plectoneme at the first end of the stagnation volume and wherein the single magnetic plectoneme is compressed within the stagnation volume to provide ignited plasma for exhaustion at the second end of the stagnation volume;
- and,
- a diverging volume coupled to the second end of the stagnation volume, wherein the ignited plasma is exhausted through the diverging volume.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.