Author: Bordry, F.
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THPPD032 Consolidation of the LHC Superconducting Circuits: A Major Step towards 14 TeV Collisions 3575
 
  • J.Ph. G. L. Tock, F.F. Bertinelli, F. Bordry, P. Fessia, R. Ostojic, A. Perin, H. Prin, F. Savary, C.E. Scheuerlein, H.H.J. Ten Kate, A.P. Verweij, G.P. Willering
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Following the incident in one of the main dipole circuits of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in September 2008, a detailed analysis of all magnet circuits has been performed by a dedicated task force. This analysis has revealed several critical issues in the design of the 13 kA splices between the main LHC cryomagnets. These splices have to be consolidated before increasing the beam energy above 4 TeV and to operate the LHC close to 7 TeV per beam. The design for the consolidated 13 kA splices is now complete and has been reviewed by an international committee of experts. In the process, all types of superconducting circuits have been thoroughly screened and several important recommendations were established. They were critically assessed and the resulting actions are presented. In addition to the work on the 13 kA splices, other interventions will be performed during the first long shut-down of the LHC to consolidate globally all the superconducting circuits. The associated quality controls have been defined and are detailed in the operations workflow. The schedule constraints, repairs production rate, available space and resources are presented as well.