Fusion system using generation of a space charge and a high voltage to drive the fusion process

摘要

An inertial confinement means is provided in which a cylindrical chamber 1 is filled with a deuterium-tritium gas mixture and a tungsten electrode 2,3 is provided at each end of the chamber. At the centre of the chamber is a window allowing X-Rays to ionise the gas in the centre and the application of a high voltage to the electrodes 2,3 results in negative ions and electrons heading for the anode 2 and positive ions heading for the cathode 3. At the cathode 3 a high concentration of positive ions 5 will form a space charge which when subject to a voltage of several hundreds of kilovolts becomes hugely compressed and heated causing nuclear fusion. As fusion takes place, the energy released may be absorbed by a lithium blanket which may drive a conventional steam generation system. The anode 2 may be a flat plate whilst the cathode 3 may be a pin with a hole through the centre through which a fine tungsten wire 4 may be pushed and exposed to the inside of the chamber 1.