IPAC2015 - List of Authors (Steckert, J.)

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WEPMN071	Enhanced Diagnostic Systems for the Supervision of the Superconducting Circuits of the LHC	3090
	R. Denz, Z. Charifoulline, K. Dahlerup-Petersen, A.P. Siemko, J. Steckert CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	Being an integral part of the protection system for the superconducting circuits of the LHC, the data acquisition systems used for the circuit supervision underwent a substantial upgrade during the first long shutdown of the LHC. The sampling rates and resolution of most of the acquired signals increased significantly. Newly added measurements channels like for the supervision of the quench heater circuits of the LHC main dipoles allow identifying specific fault states. All LHC main circuits are meanwhile equipped with earth voltage feelers allowing monitoring the electrical insulation strength, especially during the fast discharges. The protection system for the bus-bar splices is now capable to operate in different modes. By this measure, it is possible fulfilling the requirements for different specific tests like the warm bus-bar measurements and current stabilizer continuity measurements (CSCM) without field interventions.
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WEPHA017	Qualification of the Bypass Continuity of the Main Dipole Magnet Circuits of the LHC	3141
	S. Rowan, B. Auchmann, K. Brodzinski, Z. Charifoulline, B.I. Panev, F. Rodriguez-Mateos, I. Romera, R. Schmidt, A.P. Siemko, J. Steckert, H. Thiesen, A.P. Verweij, G.P. Willering CERN, Geneva, Switzerland H. Pfeffer Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
	The copper-stabilizer continuity measurement (CSCM) was devised in order to attain complete electrical qualification of all busbar joints, lyres, and the magnet bypass connections in the 13~kA circuits of the LHC. A CSCM is carried out at 20 K, i.e., just above the critical temperature, with resistive magnets. The circuit is then subject to an incremental series of controlled powering cycles, ultimately mimicking the decay from nominal current in the event of a magnet quench. A type test to prove the validity of such a procedure was carried out with success in April 2013, leading to the scheduling of a CSCM on all main dipole circuits up to and including 11.1 kA, i.e., the current equivalent of 6.5 TeV operation. This paper details the procedure, with respect to the type test, as well as the results and analyses of the LHC-wide qualification campaign.
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Enhanced Diagnostic Systems for the Supervision of the Superconducting Circuits of the LHC

3090

R. Denz, Z. Charifoulline, K. Dahlerup-Petersen, A.P. Siemko, J. Steckert
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Being an integral part of the protection system for the superconducting circuits of the LHC, the data acquisition systems used for the circuit supervision underwent a substantial upgrade during the first long shutdown of the LHC. The sampling rates and resolution of most of the acquired signals increased significantly. Newly added measurements channels like for the supervision of the quench heater circuits of the LHC main dipoles allow identifying specific fault states. All LHC main circuits are meanwhile equipped with earth voltage feelers allowing monitoring the electrical insulation strength, especially during the fast discharges. The protection system for the bus-bar splices is now capable to operate in different modes. By this measure, it is possible fulfilling the requirements for different specific tests like the warm bus-bar measurements and current stabilizer continuity measurements (CSCM) without field interventions.

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WEPHA017

Qualification of the Bypass Continuity of the Main Dipole Magnet Circuits of the LHC

3141

S. Rowan, B. Auchmann, K. Brodzinski, Z. Charifoulline, B.I. Panev, F. Rodriguez-Mateos, I. Romera, R. Schmidt, A.P. Siemko, J. Steckert, H. Thiesen, A.P. Verweij, G.P. Willering
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
H. Pfeffer
Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA

The copper-stabilizer continuity measurement (CSCM) was devised in order to attain complete electrical qualification of all busbar joints, lyres, and the magnet bypass connections in the 13~kA circuits of the LHC. A CSCM is carried out at 20 K, i.e., just above the critical temperature, with resistive magnets. The circuit is then subject to an incremental series of controlled powering cycles, ultimately mimicking the decay from nominal current in the event of a magnet quench. A type test to prove the validity of such a procedure was carried out with success in April 2013, leading to the scheduling of a CSCM on all main dipole circuits up to and including 11.1 kA, i.e., the current equivalent of 6.5 TeV operation. This paper details the procedure, with respect to the type test, as well as the results and analyses of the LHC-wide qualification campaign.

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