The Operating Window
The range of conditions over which a machine actually closes — reported, not just the peak.
- Breeder scan
- 25,000+ configs
Rather than a single hero point, Kronos reports the operating window: the region of parameter space where the machine genuinely closes on power balance and stability. The breeder scan spans 25,000+ configurations; the burner scans show closure crossing a specific fuel-fraction boundary.
Publishing the window — including where the machine does not close — is a deliberate honesty choice.
Common questions
The region of parameters — density, temperature, current, field — within which the machine runs stably and meets its targets. The design point sits inside it with margin.
Because real machines vary, so a robust design keeps margin to every limit rather than balancing on a single knife-edge combination.