Controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration and direct energy conversion

An inverse cyclotron energy converter comprising

• a plurality of electrodes forming a generally cylindrical cavity, the electrodes being in spaced relation forming a plurality of elongate gaps there between, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises more than two electrodes,
• a magnetic field generator extending about the plurality of electrodes,
• an ion collector positioned at one end of the plurality of electrodes, and
• an electron collector positioned adjacent another end of the plurality of electrodes.

An inverse cyclotron energy converter comprising

• at least four quadra-cylindrical electrodes forming an elongate cavity, the electrodes being in spaced relation forming at least four elongate gaps there between,
• a magnetic field generator extending about the at least four electrodes,
• an ion collector positioned at a first end of the at least four electrodes, and
• an annular shaped electron collector positioned adjacent a second end of the at least four electrodes, the electron and ion collectors being electrically coupled to one another.