Keyword: low-level-rf
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MOPC151 Design and Commissioning of a Multi-frequency Digital Low Level RF Control System* cavity, controls, linac, superconducting-cavity 433
 
  • M. Konrad, U. Bonnes, C. Burandt, J. Conrad, R. Eichhorn, J. Enders, P.N. Nonn, N. Pietralla
    TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
 
  Funding: Work supported by DFG through CRC 634 and by the BMBF under 06 DA 9024 I.
Triggered by the need to control the superconducting cavities of the S-DALINAC, which have a high loaded quality factor and are thus very susceptible to microphonics, the development of a digital low level RF control system was started. The chosen design proved to be very flexible since other frequencies than the original 3 GHz may be adapted easily: The system converts the RF signal coming from the cavity (e. g. 3 GHz) down to the base band using a hardware I/Q demodulator. The base band signals are digitized by ADCs and fed into a FPGA where the control algorithm is implemented. The resulting signals are I/Q modulated before they are sent back to the cavity. The superconducting cavities are operated with a self-excited loop algorithm whereas a generator-driven algorithm is used for the low Q normal-conducting bunching cavities. A 6 GHz RF front end allows the synchronous operation of a new 2f buncher at the S-DALINAC. Meanwhile, a 325 MHz version has been built to control a pulsed prototype test stand for the p-LINAC at FAIR. We will present the architecture of the RF control system as well as results obtained during operation.
 
 
MOPC163 Low-level RF Control System for the Taiwan Photon Source cavity, LLRF, controls, SRF 463
 
  • M.-S. Yeh
    NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan
 
  The low-level RF (LLRF) control system is an essential component of the RF system for Taiwan Photon Source. The LLRF control system will perform various functions including control loops for the cavity gap voltage and the phase feedback, RF system interlock protection and the diagnostics for a machine trip. The LLRF system is manufactured in house using the most recent commercial RF chips. The LLRF system has an analogue architecture similar to that used in the 1.5-GeV Taiwan Light Source (TLS). An overview of the system architecture and its functionality is presented herein.