CFS Delivers Superconducting Magnets to University of Wisconsin's WHAM Project
July 12, 2024
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1:24Now PlayingCFS Delivers Superconducting Magnets to University of Wisconsin's WHAM Project
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as posted by the channelWe’re sharing our magnet technology with the world in an effort to drive fusion energy forward.
Our first commercial deal involving our high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets is with UW-Madison. Since 2019, we've been collaborating to design and build a pair of identical magnets, and we’ve now delivered them to the university’s Physical Sciences Lab. The project, called WHAM (Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror), should begin experiments soon.
Check out our video of the unboxing of these impressive magnets, nicknamed Thing 1 and Thing 2 after the twin Dr. Seuss characters. These high field “mirror” coils will help hydrogen nuclei bounce back and forth in a tube-shaped magnetic field, reviving the magnetic mirror fusion approach with our cutting-edge HTS electromagnets and recent plasma physics developments.
Our primary focus remains building our fusion machines, starting with the SPARC tokamak at our headquarters in Devens, Massachusetts. However, our expertise opens the door to other customers, too. Better magnets can improve several plasma confinement and fusion methods.
We delivered the WHAM magnets as a full, integrated package with cooling, instrumentation, and control software. That shows our capabilities in manufacturing, modeling, design, testing, and integration — skills we apply to SPARC and other future projects.
This collaboration has been a valuable learning experience, benefiting SPARC and opening doors for more partnerships inside and outside the fusion field.
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