
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hugrass, WN 
T1  - Power and Momentum Relations in Rotating Magnetic Field Current Drive
JF  - Australian Journal of Physics
JO  - Aust. J.  Phys.
Y1  - 1984
VL  - 37
IS  - 5
SP  - 509
EP  - 520
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/PH840509 
N2  - The use of rotating magnetic fields (RMF) to drive steady currents in plasmas involves a transfer of energy and angular momentum from the radio frequency source feeding the rotating field coils to the plasma. The. power-torque relationships in RMF systems are discussed and the analogy between RMF current drive and the polyphase induction motor is explained. The general relationship between the energy and angular momentum transfer is utilized to calculate the efficiency of the RMF plasma current drive. It is found that relatively high efficiencies can be achieved in RMF current drive because of the low phase velocity and small slip between the rotating field and the electron fluid. 
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