Category: Energy
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APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting in Denver, Colorado (Chris)
Last week I attended the APS Division of Plasma Physics conference in Denver, CO, which was a great meeting full of learning about the state of the art in plasma physics and fusion research, updating about our progress on PFRC experiments, and discussing modeling and experimental techniques and power electronics with fellow attendees. A picture…
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Our paper titled “Laboratory study of the PFRC-2’s initial plasma densification stages” is here
The paper titled ” Laboratory study of the PFRC-2’s initial plasma densification stages” published in Physics of Plasmas, Volume 30, October 2023 talks about our research on Initial plasma densification by odd parity rotating magnetic fields (RMFo) applied to the linear magnetized Princeton field-reversed configuration (PFRC-2) device with fill gases at pressures near 1 mTorr…
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IAEA Fusion Energy Conference 2023
I attended the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Fusion Energy Conference (2023) held in London, UK. I was part of the United States of America delegation. My poster was on the business of fusion and particularly about the unique business aspects of PFRC. My poster session was on Saturday. The first thing I did was…
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PSS SunStation Solar Power System
We are working to develop the Princeton Field Reversed Configuration (PFRC) nuclear fusion power plant. We’ll be at the IAEA Fusion Energy Conference in London this month to present the latest news about PFRC. We also build SunStation solar power systems. This probably makes us the only fusion company to have delivered fusion power (albeit…
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Technology-to-Market Summer Internship
My name is Riya Anand. I am a rising sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania studying Chemistry and pursuing minors in Environmental and Sustainability Management and Engineering Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School. This summer I worked at Princeton Satellite Systems (also doing business as Princeton Fusion Systems) as a Business and Product Development intern. I…
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ARPA-E Fusion Programs Annual Meeting
I attended the ARPA-E Fusion Programs Annual Meeting at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston, MA, June 14-15, 2023. The hotel is a landmark situated in the very heart of Boston. Here is a detail of the elevator. The meeting venue was spectacular. We were on the top floor of the Omni Parker House.…
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Rankine Cycle MATLAB Software
Rankine cycles are used to produce power from coal and nuclear fission power plants. They also serve as the bottoming cycle for combined cycle power plants. In the future, the Rankine cycle may be used to produce power from nuclear fusion power plants. Princeton Satellite Systems has added Rankine cycle functions to release 2023.1 of…
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Final Titan Aircraft Paper Published in Acta Astronautica
The final version of our paper, “Nuclear Fusion Powered Titan Aircraft,” by Mr. Michael Paluszek, Ms. Annie Price, Ms. Zoe Koniaris, Dr. Christopher Galea, Ms. Stephanie Thomas, Dr. Samuel Cohen, and Ms. Rachel Stutz is now available, open access, on the Acta Astronautica website. As described in our earlier post, the paper discusses a mission…
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PSS appears on the Space Business Podcast to talk about nuclear fusion propulsion
Mike Paluszek and I appear on the newest episode of Space Business Podcast to talk about nuclear fusion propulsion, Direct Fusion Drive, and the Princeton Field-Reversed Configuration (PFRC) concept! We had a great conversation with the host of this podcast, Rafael Roettgen, who asked us thoughtful questions. In this episode, we discuss topics such as:…
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Our Titan Mission Paper preprint is now online in Acta Astronautica
Our IAC paper on a fusion-powered Titan mission is now available in preprint on Acta Astronautica online, with the final version to come soon! Our mission concept utilizes two PFRC reactors: one configured as a Direct Fusion Drive rocket for the journey to Titan, and a second configured as a power source for the electric…
