Speaker
Dr
Markus Zerlauth
(CERN)
Description
The objective is to safely extract the beam after quenches and failures in the
powering or quench protection system. Failures could be detected by different
systems, depending on the origin of the failure. The role of quench protection
system, power converters and powering interlock systems will be discussed. Timescales
for the extraction of the beams after different failure cases will be presented.
Monitoring mechanisms to detect fast magnet current changes in critical electrical
circuits will be addressed as a complement to the machine protection systems being
presently in the baseline. This system will initiate the extraction of beams before
the magnetic field in the magnet changes in a significant way. Combined failures
could be equally covered by such a system, for example after a power cut due to
thunderstorms.
Author
Dr
Markus Zerlauth
(CERN)
