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How is current induced in the plasma in a tokamak?
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[QUOTE="phyzguy, post: 6007455, member: 237160"] It is basically just a transformer. Are you familiar with how a transformer works? The changing current in the primary winding creates a changing magnetic field, which induces a current in the secondary winding. A Tokamak works the same way. A changing current (usually just a linear ramp) is sent through the primary solenoid, which creates a magnetic field which increases with time. The plasma acts as the secondary winding, so the changing magnetic field induces a current to flow in the plasma. [/QUOTE]
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