The HVDC-Native Power Interface - MetroVolt to the Data-Center Bus

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A fusion generator utilizing direct energy conversion functions as an intrinsic high-voltage DC source that can deliver power to an 800 V data-center rack bus in fewer power-electronic stages (2-3) than an AC plant (4-5), with load-following optimally managed on the electronic path. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Priyanca Ford

doi:10.5281/zenodo.22132210

August 28, 2026Open Access

The HVDC-Native Power Interface - MetroVolt to the Data-Center Bus

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Key Points

To evaluate the architectural efficiency of linking high-voltage DC output from a direct-energy-conversion fusion generator directly to data-center power distribution buses.
Modeled power delivery from an intrinsic high-voltage DC fusion converter supplying 50–250 kV down to an 800 V data-center rack bus.
Assessed power-electronic stage requirements and rapid load-following mechanisms relative to conventional AC-coupled generating plants.
Approximately 54% of gross generator output leaves the direct energy converter as DC at 50–250 kV.
Power reaches the 800 V rack bus via 2–3 power-electronic stages, compared to 4–5 stages required in an AC plant.
Load-following requires a millisecond-class electronic path to prevent efficiency penalties from a 4.14 gross/net amplifier associated with plasma throttling.

Implication

System analysis demonstrates direct HVDC integration into data-center buses, indicating reduced power conversion stages and faster load-following.

Abstract

A fusion generator built around direct energy conversion is intrinsically a high-voltage DC source. About 54% of gross output leaves the converter as DC at 50–250 kV, reaching an 800 V rack bus in 2–3 power-electronic stages (vs 4–5 for an AC plant). Load-following belongs on the ms-class electronic path: a 4.14 gross/net amplifier makes plasma throttling expensive. Economics/siting held internal.

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