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Energy stored in capacitors (or inductances) can be pulsed through magnet coils to generate high magnetic fields to confine high-temperature plasma “pinches”, but such plasmas do not last long. Water-cooled copper coils can sustain magnetic fields for long times, but large coils consume hundreds of MW electrical power, so fusion reactors will probably need to use superconducting magnets. This chapter describes the methods used for calculating magnetic fields, RLC circuits, power consumed, cooling water requirements, and coil design.
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Dolan, T.J. (2013). Pulsed and Water-Cooled Magnets. In: Dolan, T. (eds) Magnetic Fusion Technology. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 19. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5556-0_3
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