Top surface wave antenna of spherical Tokamak

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12207384-B2
Application number	US-202218056741-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2022
Priority date	Jul 21, 2022
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed is a top surface wave antenna of a spherical Tokamak, comprising a feedback waveguide, a brim, sub-waveguides, and a metal base. The lower end of the feed waveguide is connected to one end of the metal base, and one side of the feed waveguide is connected to the brim. The brim is towards a length direction of the metal base. A plurality of sub-waveguides are arranged on the metal base at equal intervals, the tops of the sub-waveguides are not higher than the height of the metal base, and the sub-waveguides are arranged in a rising line trend. The feed waveguide serves as a microwave input port. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak is mainly used in a high-power Tokamak system and acts on the low-hybrid wave current driving together with an external antenna so as to obtain a better effect.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A top surface wave antenna of a spherical Tokamak, comprising a feed waveguide, a brim, sub-waveguides, and a metal base, wherein the lower end of the feed waveguide is connected to one end of the metal base, and one side of the feed waveguide is connected to the brim; the brim is towards a length direction of the metal base; a plurality of sub-waveguides are arranged on the metal base at equal intervals, the tops of the sub-waveguides are not higher than the height of the metal base, and the sub-waveguides are arranged in a rising line trend; and the feed waveguide serves as a microwave input port;
wherein, the brim is an inverted U shape, the top surface of the brim is flush with the top surface of the feed waveguide, two side surfaces of the brim are right triangles, and the two side surfaces of the brim are connected to the side wall of the feed waveguide.

2. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak according to claim 1 , wherein a through opening of the feed waveguide is rectangular, the top surface of the feed waveguide is flush with the top end of the metal base, and an initial height of the sub-waveguide is not higher than the bottom surface of the feed waveguide.

3. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak according to claim 1 , wherein two platforms and two sections of steps are arranged on the metal base, a first platform, a first section of steps, a second platform and a second section of steps are connected in sequence; the sub-waveguides arranged on the first platform, the first section of steps and the second platform have the same height, and the top ends of the sub-waveguides on the second section of steps are flush with the top ends of the sub-waveguides on the second platform; each step on the first section of steps and the second section of steps have a height of 0 mm to 100 mm, and radiation slots formed in the first platform, the first section of steps and the second platform each have a depth of 0 mm to 100 mm.

4. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak according to claim 3 , wherein each step of the first section of steps has a height of 3.38 mm, and each step of the second section of steps has a height of 5 mm.

5. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak according to claim 3 , wherein the radiation slot between the adjacent sub-waveguides has a width of 0 mm to 100 mm, and the radiation slots formed in the first platform, the first section of steps and the second platform each have a depth of 27 mm to 28 mm.

6. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the sub-waveguides is 0 to 100, and the sub-waveguides each have a thickness of 0 mm to 100 mm and a height of 0 mm to 100 mm.

7. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak according to claim 6 , wherein the number of the sub-waveguides is 27, the sub-waveguides each have a thickness of 5 mm, and a spacing distance between the adjacent sub-waveguides is 5 mm.

8. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak according to claim 1 , wherein the total length of the feed waveguide and the metal base is not greater than 240 mm, and the top surface wave antenna has a parallel refractive index n 11 of 0 to 100.

9. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak according to claim 1 , wherein the feed waveguide, the brim, the sub-waveguide and the metal base are made of copper, aluminum, iron, or stainless steel.

Assignees

• Univ Anhui Agricultural

Inventors

• Wang Yaoyao
• Zhou Qing
• Wang Zhenxing
• Liu Chengzhou
• Ma Wendong
• Zhu Liang
• Shan Jiafang

Classifications

• G21B1/057

  Tokamaks · CPC title

• Y02E30/10

  Nuclear fusion reactors · CPC title

• H01Q13/10

  Resonant slot antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/12

  Supports; Mounting means · CPC title

• H05H1/463 Primary

  using antennas or applicators · CPC title