Daniel T Prater

US Patent:

20180063936, Mar 1, 2018

Filed:

Aug 25, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/686821

Inventors:

Daniel Prater - Muncie IN, US

International Classification:

H05H 1/11

Abstract:

A device and method for the heating of plasma by resonance using Halbach transformers for magnetic field modulation. Forming the Halbach transformers of heating to the primary magnetic field coils of confinement in a typical ring cusp confinement device configuration may reduce high-voltage breakdown along coil supports. By heating the plasma transverse to the confinement field a greater number of particle species may be retained. The primary confinement field coil support is placed outboard of the plasma cusp region by extending lobed flanges from the plates of Bitter-type primary electromagnetic field coils into the outboard region and placing the holes for the coil supports through these flanges. This arrangement of coil and flange moves plasma bombardment from the cusp region to the outboard region thus moving impurity generation by coil support bombardment from the cusp region to an outer radius where impurity effects are less detrimental.

US Patent:

20150097487, Apr 9, 2015

Filed:

Oct 3, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/505864

Inventors:

Daniel Prater - Muncie IN, US

International Classification:

H05H 1/16

US Classification:

31511171

Abstract:

A device and method for magnetic field confinement of plasma is formed by a cylindrically stacked column of direct current-carrying magnetic field coils with electrodes adjacently interior to each magnetic field coils so as to induce plasma rotation about an annular confinement region. Each field coil produces a magnetic field alternating in direction relative to adjacent coils and, so as to maintain consistent overall azimuthal direction of plasma rotation, electric field electrodes alternate accordingly in polarity along the axial length of the device. The device may be used for inducing nuclear fusion, for the ionic or isotopic separation of elements, creation of thrust by ejecting mass along the axial direction of the device, for creating a gravitational acceleration field, and for creating a state change beyond plasma.