3 ms·
It's interesting that they do direct electricity capture instead of the usual heat -> steam -> turbine approach. They also seem to be loaded with patents aroun
by foobarian 5y ago
It's interesting that they do direct electricity capture instead of the usual heat -> steam -> turbine approach. They also seem to be loaded with patents around this. I totally see why this investment might make sense and hope it works out.
- willis936 5y agoDirect conversion geometry was worked out a long time ago. The patents aren't very useful because the plasma temperatures that make aneutronic fusion attainable are far out of reach. If you can't demonstrate D+T then you have no hope for D+D or p+B11.
- sounds 5y agoThey're not doing direct capture of the He ion from aneutronic fusion. I'm not the best one to explain what it is Helion is doing, but it's not p+B11 -> 4He.
- randyrand 5y agoIn the timeline of Fusion I imagine 20 year patents will all be public domain by the time they're useful. In a sense, them patenting it so early is sort of a public good =)