Presentation Note: Presented at the 11th Energy Technol. Conf., Washington, 19 March 1983 Report No: DE84-002799; UCRL-15555; CONF-8303105-1 Contract No.: W-7405-ENG-48 Language: English Country of Origin: United States. Country of Publication: United States Document Type: CONFERENCE PAPER Most documents available from AI A A Technical Library Journal Announcement: STAR8407 The magnetic mirror plasma confinement concept has characteristics conducive to attractive central station power plants; namely linear geometry, high fusion power density, steady state, and direct conversion of plasma energy to electricity. Recent advances in mirror physics - tandem mirror plugs with thermal barriers, enhanced microstability from sloshing ions, drift pumping-have improved performance to the point where technically viable commercial reactors can be designed now and economic power production is envisioned by evolution and maturation of fusion technology. (Author) Descriptors: ‘MAGNETIC MIRRORS; ‘NUCLEAR FUSION; ‘PLASMA CONTROL; ‘REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; BLANKETS (FUSION REACTORS); ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY; REACTOR SAFETY; STEADY STATE Subject Classification: 7575 Plasma Physics (1975- ) Pulse width modulated DC link converter development Final Report, Sept. 1981-Sept. 1982. HARBOURT, C.D. General Electric Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Armament and Electrical Systems Dept. Corp. Source Code: GF677788 Sponsor Code: AJ84O964 Jun 1983. 60P Report No.: AD-A134486; AES-14018; AFWAL-TR-83-2046 Contract No.: F33615-81-C-2061; AF PROJ. 3145 Language: English Country of Origin: United States. Country of Publication: United States Document Type: REPORT Most documents available from AI A A Technical Library Other Availability: NTIS HC A04/MF AOI Journal Announcement: STAR840/ Further development of power transistor and power Darlington current carrying and voltage blocking capabilities led to the application of new General Electric devices in a 40 KVA Pulse Width Modulated DC Link VSCF system. The results indicate that the power Darlington devices selected exhibit large losses at the switching frequencies studied. Because of these losses, the devices (in their present status) are considered unacceptable for use in a DC VSCF system. (Author (GRA)) Source of Abstract (Subfile): DTIC Descriptors: ‘ALTERNATING CURRENT; ‘CMOS; ‘CONVERTERS; ‘DIRECT CURRENT; ‘INVERTERS; ‘POWER SUPPLIES; ‘SWITCHING CIRCUITS; BLOCKING, ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXTREMELY LOW RADIO FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCIES; LOSSES; PULSE
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