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Crowbar & Protection Circuits

REBCO critical current versus field — the HTS magnet basis.
REBCO critical current versus field — the HTS magnet basis. canon 2026-08-27 · © 2026 KFE

Fast protective circuits that shunt current away from faults.

Glossary of Fusion & Plasma TermsUpdated 2026-08-11

A crowbar circuit rapidly shunts current to protect equipment during a fault, complementing breakers and dump resistors. Such protection circuits keep the high-power systems safe.

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