Electrical Systems for
Nuclear Fusion

Electrical loads, power systems and tokamak design for the EU-DEMO nuclear fusion project

Energy Industry

Nuclear fusion reactor tokamak schematic — Università della Tuscia DEIM

Research overview

Application field	Industry
Technology	Technologies for Nuclear Fusion Engineering
Activity	Design and Performance Analysis

Keywords

Nuclear Fusion Plasma Physics EU-DEMO DTT Tokamak Electrical Design Thermo-Mechanical Design Scrape-Off Layer Plasma Edge Modeling Vacuum Vessel Superconducting Magnets Energy Storage Systems Power Supplies Balance of Plant ECRH Reflecting Mirrors

Operation of the proposed solution

“I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.” — Stephen Hawking

In order to achieve such results, new solutions need to be proposed for the design of future nuclear fusion reactors. Design includes novel approaches for the mechanical design of tokamak components, and the electrical design of plant electrical systems that will deliver energy to all facility users while recirculating the electrical power generated from the fusion reaction.

Connection to the High Voltage network will also enable delivery of generated electrical power to the grid, opening the door to a new era of green, safe and non-polluting electrical energy production.

Open challenges

1 Electrical design of the plant electrical system of nuclear fusion facilities and its major components
2 Thermal and mechanical design of the most critical tokamak components
3 High-performance plasma edge modeling and analysis
4 High-performance plasma scenario development

Selected bibliography

Minucci S., Panella S., Ciattaglia S., Falvo M.C., Lampasi A. “Electrical Loads and Power Systems for the DEMO Nuclear Fusion Project.” Energies, 13, 2269 2020
doi.org/10.3390/en13092269

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