Scientists say they can use AI to solve a key problem in the quest for near-limitless clean energy
- Researchers from Princeton University have successfully used AI to forecast and prevent instabilities in fusion reactions in real-time.
- Fusion energy, the process that powers the sun, has the potential to be a game-changing solution to the climate crisis, but many obstacles remain, including instabilities in the complex process.
- The AI controller made real-time changes to tokamak parameters during a fusion experiment, demonstrating promising progress in controlling fusion reactions.
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Engineers use AI to wrangle fusion power for the grid
In the blink of an eye, the unruly, superheated plasma that drives a fusion reaction can lose its stability and escape the strong magnetic fields confining it within the donut-shaped fusion reactor. These getaways frequently spell the end of the reaction, posing a core challenge to developing fusion as a non-polluting, virtually limitless energy source.
Engineers Use AI To Wrangle Fusion Power For the Grid
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Princeton Engineering: In the blink of an eye, the unruly, superheated plasma that drives a fusion reaction can lose its stability and escape the strong magnetic fields confining it within the donut-shaped fusion reactor. These getaways frequently spell the e...
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