Capacitor Bank
Glossary term: Capacitor Bank
01 Executive_Summary
An array of electrical capacitors used to store and rapidly discharge large amounts of energy for pulsed-power applications. In fusion research, capacitor banks power theta-pinch coils, liner implosions, and plasma guns. The Shiva Star facility's capacitor bank stores up to 10 MJ at voltages exceeding 100 kV, discharging in 1–10 microseconds.
02 Definition
An array of electrical capacitors used to store and rapidly discharge large amounts of energy for pulsed-power applications. In fusion research, capacitor banks power theta-pinch coils, liner implosions, and plasma guns. The Shiva Star facility's capacitor bank stores up to 10 MJ at voltages exceeding 100 kV, discharging in 1–10 microseconds.
03 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
An array of electrical capacitors used to store and rapidly discharge large amounts of energy for pulsed-power applications. In fusion research, capacitor banks power theta-pinch coils, liner implosions, and plasma guns. The Shiva Star facility's capacitor bank stores up to 10 MJ at voltages exceeding 100 kV, discharging in 1–10 microseconds.
Role: Glossary term: Capacitor Bank
Entity Type: Concept — Capacitor Bank is a technical concept or theoretical framework.
Technical Definition
An array of electrical capacitors used to store and rapidly discharge large amounts of energy for pulsed-power applications. In fusion research, capacitor banks power theta-pinch coils, liner implosions, and plasma guns. The Shiva Star facility's capacitor bank stores up to 10 MJ at voltages exceeding 100 kV, discharging in 1–10 microseconds.
Related Concepts: Shiva Star, Pulsed Power, Theta Pinch, Magnetized Target Fusion
07 Key_Findings
- ▸ Role: Glossary term: Capacitor Bank
- ▸ Entity Type: Concept — Capacitor Bank is a technical concept or theoretical framework.
- ▸ Related Concepts: Shiva Star, Pulsed Power, Theta Pinch, Magnetized Target Fusion
09 Timeline_Mentions (2)
MARAUDER program begins — AFRL fires compact toroid plasmoids as weapons
Shiva Star facility. 100 billion g acceleration. Explicitly NOT fusion. Same facility as FRCHX. The critical link.
defense-programsMARAUDER (August 1993): USAF compact toroid weapon, 100 billion g acceleration, Shiva Star, went dark mid-1990s
USAF Phillips Lab compact toroid weapon. 100 billion g acceleration. 9.5 MJ Shiva Star. 'Not a fusion program' — weapons. Physics identical to FRC. Went dark mid-1990s. Lineage: SHIVA I → MARAUDER → F
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Last updated: 2026-08-09