Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Toroidal Coil Technology: Recent Breakthroughs

Recently, the toroidal coil industry has come up in the news. A landmark prototype is being created, a full-size super-conducting prototype of a double pancake toroidal. In this, there will be seven double pancakes totaling out to 19 toroidal field coils. The double pancakes are constructed from stainless steel are formed into a D-shaped pattern. The impressive conductor utilizes over 1,000 superconducting and copper wires. The entire system will run at 68.000 amps of electricity. It will create a magnetic field that will hold plasma. To control production, the coils will be constructed in an environment of 20 °C with a variable of ± 1 °C.

There is an extreme amount of precision that goes into this project. Engineers working on this innovation are striving to control the trajectory of the conductor with an accuracy as high as .01%. Due to this level of accuracy, teams are turning to laser measuring technology to measure the device. The field coils will weigh 300 tons and will be 16.5 tall. The product has a wide range of benefits as a more energy efficient power transformer resulting in low stray magnetic fields. If you prevent unnecessary leakage of energy, this technology saves a significant amount of energy in the long run.

The plasma is useful for a number of applications and processes. When plasma is utilized successfully it can reduce carbon emissions and it is highly energy efficient. This clean energy resource helps relieve the reliance on fossil fuels and by sustaining a high level of plasma will end up in large savings. Even though plasma has been utilized for a number of years the benefits will grow as this new double pancake toroidal becomes operational. It is theorized that plasma energy can be used for electricity generation, household heating, military applications, transportation and more. New experiments and research also shows developments in open atmosphere plasma generation. As the industry continues to develop more innovations there is a great potential for an energy revolution for electronics across the board.

Many countries are industrialized and luxuries like electricity are readily available. This can however cause a demand for other things. Recently there has been a drastic increased surge of demand for toroidal coils in India. But there are companies who need products like this and other products such as audio systems, light fixtures, and medial components. Projects like this serve as an example that this industry is heading a positive direction for potential growth with new opportunities.

Friday, October 17, 2014

The Power of Transformers and Polyphase Transmission

For the most part, we do not stop to think about transformers and how they really make our lives so much easier. This is probably because they are easily overlooked when everything is working the way it should, but it becomes very apparent when one stops functioning properly. We usually consider a downed power line a hassle because it takes a couple hours to fix, but a broken transformer could take several days to repair. What are these often overlooked but extremely important devices?

Transformers are used to control the electrical power we use. One transformer is used to lower the voltage level of the electricity coming from power plants to a level that can be transported out along power lines, and another transformer is used to lower the voltage further to a level that is safe to be sent into homes and offices. Most of the devices we use have transformers that will alter the voltage of your wall socket even further to properly suit the specific electrical requirements of the device.

The transmission of power using transformers can be accomplished in several different ways, one of which is polyphase power transmission. The most common method of polyphase power transmission uses a 3 phase transformer. The electrical transmission capacity of the polyphase option far outshines single phase transmission, but it requires lower power levels from transmission wires. Three phase transformers make it possible to transfer this increased capacity to the locations where the power will be used, and they are also utilized for products and large industrial equipment that require 3 phase electricity.