Magnetic field plasma confinement for compact fusion power

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9947420
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14242999

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In one embodiment, a fusion reactor includes a plurality of internal magnetic coils suspended within an enclosure, one or more center magnetic coils coaxial with the plurality of internal magnetic coils, a plurality of encapsulating magnetic coils coaxial with the internal magnetic coils, and a plurality of mirror magnetic coils coaxial with the internal magnetic coils. The encapsulating magnetic coils maintain a magnetic wall that prevents plasma within the enclosure from expanding.

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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE BETHSEDA MD 20817

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  • 281 Applications Filed
  • 230 Patents Issued To-Date
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McGuire, Thomas John Palmdale, US 11 42

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