Patent ID: 11968770
Assignee: PLASSEIN TECHNOLOGIES LTD LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
providing a first conductive element;
providing a second conductive element spaced apart from and surrounding said first conductive element, said first conductive element and said second conductive element defining a space therebetween;
electrically coupling said first conductive element and said second conductive element with a control circuit to form an open ignition circuit;
asserting a voltage across said open ignition circuit, said voltage being sufficient to form a spark between said first conductive element and said second conductive element to form a closed ignition circuit;
providing a current through said closed ignition circuit, said current being sufficient to sustain a high energy plasma in said space between said first conductive element and said second conductive element;
providing an electromagnet including a plurality of circumferential windings disposed around said second conductive element;
generating, with said electromagnet, a magnetic field that permeates said space and is sufficient to contain said high energy plasma; and
providing fuel to said contained, high energy plasma; and wherein
said plasma occupies a volume surrounded by said second conductive element, surrounding said first conductive element, and having a height parallel to field lines of said magnetic field; and
increasing electrical current through said circumferential windings of said electromagnet compresses said plasma resulting in a reduction in said height.