Mechanical Design

Stellarator coils offer a steady-state and stable plasma confinement design as an alternative to  traditional toroidal-shaped tokamaks. The current-carrying coils exert a twisting magnetic field to control the plasma flow. The steady-state nature of stellarators makes them a desirable candidate for fusion power plants because they require less energy to maintain the plasma confinement. Predicting and analyzing complex stresses and coil deformations are integral in developing supportive steel jackets surrounding HTS coils.