Fusion News: E&T-ITER Fusion Reactor Power Supply Contract Awarded

ITER power supply will be contracted to Swiss company, Ampegon, for the next six years. The power supply will transform the electricity from the grid to direct current and voltage. As reported by E&T in the article, “ITER Fusion Reactor Power Supply Contracted Awarded:”

 

Josef Troxler, Ampegon CEO, said: “The power supplies are a critical element of the machine. We are proud to offer our expertise and be among the companies that will build the world’s largest fusion project.”

The electron cyclotron will operate like a powerful microwave oven: a high-intensity beam of electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of 170GHz, the resonant frequency of electrons, will transfer energy to the plasma, raise its temperature and drive additional current to sustain longer discharges.

The precision of the electron cyclotron will help scientists to target specific plasma areas that require an extra blast of heat to minimise the build-up of certain instabilities that lead to cooling of the plasma and maintain plasma confinement and stability.