Dynamik Modelling of a Solid Energy Storage Concept for pulsed operation DEMO fusion power plant (Direct Cycle)

Jaakko Ylätalo, Antti Teräsvirta, Sixten Norrman, Marton Szogradi, Evaldas Bubelis
2019
The Demonstration Fusion Power Plant (DEMO) project aims to construct and successfully operate an industrial size fusion power plant. In order to succeed in this task, several challenges in the current fusion technologies have to be overcome. One key challenge is related to the pulsed operation of the Tokamak-fusion reactor. It is estimated that the tokamak reactor can run only in pulsed mode introducing challenges to conventional power conversion systems, which are commonly designed for
more » ... ous operation. The DEMO power conversion system has to be designed to manage a periodical drop in fusion heat production during the dwell period. The DEMO-project work packages Plant Level System Engineering (PMI) and Balance of Plant (BOP) aim to design a thermal-and cost-effective Primary Heat Transfer System (PHTS) and Power Conversion System (PCS) for the DEMO fusion reactor.
doi:10.5445/ir/1000096025/v2 fatcat:vupih4u4g5gfjgblgjlpn7frsu