Superconducting Magnet Technology and Magnetically Confined Fusion

Abstract

[Introduction] Magnetically confined fusion is an effective way to solve the energy problem. To direct to quasi-steady state discharges and their relevant physics, the superconducting magnet (especially the high field HTS magnet) had become the first choice for tokamak design in the future. [Method] This reserch was devoted to introduce the recent experimental progress and future research schemes of EAST, and summarized the latest progress of CFETR, especially the research on superconducting magnet. [Result] EAST device, the world's first full superconducting tokamak, has achieved a new pulse length world record (1056 seconds) for high temperature tokamak plasma by the end of 2021. [Conclusion] The designs of CFETR, which aim to bridge the gaps between the fusion experiment ITER and the demonstration reactor (DEMO), have been carried out within CFETR National design team.

Keywords

• east
• cfetr
• tokamak
• superconducting magnet
• magnetically confined fusion