Additive manufacture of RF loads for ITER

Lawerence Ives, Thuc Bui, David Marsden, Geroge Collins, Tim Horn, Chris Ledford, Jeff Neilson

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Abstract

The ITER fusion research facility will employ twenty-four, MW-class gyrotrons for electron cyclotron heating of the fusion plasma. Each of these gyrotron will require an RF load for commissioning and periodic maintenance and testing. These loads must dissipate approximately 1 MW of long pulse / continuous RF power with less than 0.5% of the power reflected back into the transmission line. This program is using additive manufacturing to reduce the cost and improve the performance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE 21st International Conference on Vacuum Electronics, IVEC 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages143-144
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781538682883
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 19 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event21st IEEE International Conference on Vacuum Electronics, IVEC 2020 - Monterey, United States
Duration: Oct 19 2020Oct 22 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE 21st International Conference on Vacuum Electronics, IVEC 2020

Conference

Conference21st IEEE International Conference on Vacuum Electronics, IVEC 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMonterey
Period10/19/2010/22/20

Funding

This program is funded by U.S. Department of Energy Grant DE-SC0019919.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-SC0019919

    Keywords

    • Electron cyclotron heating
    • Gyrotron
    • Plasma heating
    • RF load
    • Tokamak
    • Waterload

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