Wendelstein 7-X
also W7-X
The main purpose of Wendelstein 7-X is to prove the possibility of using the stellarator concept for power plant designs, by operating up to 30 minutes with a heating power up to 10 MW .
Quoted verbatim from the IAEA World Survey of Fusion Devices, not paraphrased.
- Type
- Fusion device
- Approach
- Stellarator
- Fuel
- D-D
- Country
- DE
- Status
- Operating
- Ownership
- public
Measurements
6 × 10²⁶ K·m⁻³·s Fusion triple product (nTτ_E) claimed
measured 2018-06
4 × 10⁷ K Ion temperature claimed
measured 2018-06
8 × 10¹⁹ m⁻³ Plasma density claimed
measured 2018-06
26 s Plasma duration claimed
measured 2018-06
480 s Plasma duration claimed
measured 2023-02 · sustained
5.5 m Major radius claimed
0.53 m Minor radius claimed
3 T On-axis magnetic field claimed