Pulsed Power Transmission Lines

Helion Energy Engineering/Climate, 2023–24

Liaison(s): Chris Cotner ’13
Advisor(s): Ethan Ritz ’12
Students(s): Martin Susanto (TL-S), Xander Fries (TL-F), Tristan Huang, Alina Scholz (S), Max De Somma (F)

Helion aims to construct the world’s first commercial nuclear fusion power plant, capable of producing clean, low-cost energy through a process called magneto-inertial confinement. In order to produce the necessary magnetic field strength for this process, Helion must drive powerful electromagnets with short, high-current pulses. The Helion Clinic team is tasked with designing and manufacturing a transmission line prototype that can transmit large amounts of power to the electromagnets with minimal losses while maintaining a small physical footprint.