1st Workshop on POwer Converters for Particle Accelerators (POCPA)

from Monday 19 May 2008 (08:00) to Wednesday 21 May 2008 (22:30)
ELETTRA - 34012 Basovizza, Trieste Italy -

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
19 May 2008
20 May 2008
21 May 2008
AM
08:00
S1 - MTBF and MTTR (until 18:00)
14:00 Opening of the Workshop: Aims and program of the Workshop - Frederick Bordry (CERN)  
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14:15 Welcome address and Practical information - Roberto Visintini (Sincrotrone Trieste)  
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14:30 Reliability of the operational power converters at DESY, mainly for HERA operation. Methods of improving reliability with spares, hot spares, switchable spares, built in redundancy etc. PETRA III examples - Hans-Joerg Eckoldt (DESY)  
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15:15 MTBF and MTTR for the CERN Power Converters. General Operation organisation. Design of the LHC power converters to improve reliability and MTTR - Frederick Bordry (CERN)  
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16:00 --- ** Coffee break ** ---
16:30 Reliability of the operational power converters of RHIC - Ron Bruno (BNL)  
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17:00 Reliability of the operational power converters of the SLS (7 years of operation experience). Design considerations to improve MTBF and MTTR - Rene Kuenzi (PSI)  
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17:30 General discussions  
09:00
S2 - MTBF and MTTR (until 12:00)
09:00 Reliability of the operational power converters of Elettra - Roberto Visintini (Sincrotrone Trieste)  
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09:30 Reliability of the operational power converters of APS - Ju Wang (ANL)  
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10:00 --- ** Coffee break ** ---
10:30 High Quality Power Supply (HQPS) experience at ESRF - Jean-Francois Bouteille (ESRF)  
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11:00 CERN experience in the SVC design, commissioning and operation - Karsten Kahle (CERN)  
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11:30 General discussion  
08:30
S4 - Presentation from Labs (until 12:00)
08:30 FAIR project: power converter status - Heinz Ramakers (GSI-FAIR)  
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09:00 CELLS power converter design - Miquel Teixido Casas (CELLS)  
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09:30 Operational Experience with the Diamond Power Supplies - Tony Dobbing (DLS)  
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10:00 One year of activities at Soleil - Francois Bouvet (Soleil)  
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10:30 --- ** Coffee break ** ---
10:50 Workshop conclusions  
PM
14:00
S3 - Presentation from Labs (until 16:45)
14:00 Current development of the next generation of PSI digital controllers - Martin Emmenegger (PSI)  
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14:30 Current development of [120kV, 40A, 1.5ms, 2hz] klystron modulators for CERN Linac 4 - Carlos De Almeida Martins (CERN)  
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15:00 What do we learn with Elettra Booster power converter design? - Roberto Visintini (Sincrotrone Trieste)  
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15:30 A novel 60 MW Pulsed Power System based on Capacitive Energy Storage for CERN PS machine - Jean-Paul Burnet (CERN)  
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16:00 --- ** Coffee break ** ---
16:15 Introduction to Elettra and preparation for the visit - Roberto Visintini (Sincrotrone Trieste)  
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