Speaker
Jean-Paul Burnet
(AB/PO)
Description
The PS main magnets are fed by a very special power
system including a 90MVA rotating machine in operation
since 1968. In 2004, an earth fault appeared on the
generator rotor and the spare rotor had to be installed.
The machine was stopped during six weeks in 2006 to
replace again the rotor, suffering of insulation problems.
The presentation will show the actions taken to reduce
the fatigue of the rotating machine, the test results of
the back-up system up to 26GeV for LHC physics and
the different scenarios in case of breakdown. The
project for a new power system will be presented with
a provisional planning.
Author
Jean-Paul Burnet
(AB/PO)
