Author: Lu, D.
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TUPAB328 Machine Learning for Time Series Prediction of an Accelerator Beam to Recognize Equipment Malfunction 2272
 
  • C.C. Peters
    ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
  • W. Blokland, D.L. Brown, F. Liu, C.D. Long, D. Lu, P. Ramuhalli, D.E. Womble, J. Zhang, A.P. Zhukov
    ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
 
  Funding: ORNL is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05- 00OR22725 for the U.S. Department of Energy.
The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is an accelerator based pulsed neutron source based on a 1 GeV pulsed proton Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF) linear accelerator (linac). Since beginning high power beam operation in 2006 correlations have been found linking abrupt beam loss events to SRF cavity instabilities. With the planned upgrades to double the beam power we expect increased rates of degradation and the importance of minimizing these beam loss events will become ever more important. To further limit degradation, we are developing machine learning approaches to monitor the beam and to detect, predict and prevent beam loss events. Initial research has shown that precursors to beam loss events are detectable. The initial steps are to use ML-based classification to recognize anomalies and to use Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) autoencoders to predict beam loss. In this paper, we describe recent progress in applying machine learning for recognizing anomalies and predicting beam loss and present initial results of our research using acquired data from different diagnostics and the Machine Protection System (MPS).
 
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-TUPAB328  
About • paper received ※ 23 May 2021       paper accepted ※ 28 May 2021       issue date ※ 15 August 2021  
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THPAB252 Machine Learning for Improved Availability of the SNS Klystron High Voltage Converter Modulators 4303
 
  • G.C. Pappas
    ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
  • D. Lu
    ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
  • M. Schram
    JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
  • D.L. Vrabie
    PNNL, Richland, Washington, USA
 
  Funding: SNS/ORNL is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 for the U.S. Department of Energy
Beam availability has increased at the SNS, however, the targeted availability is greater than 95 %, while the SNS has failed to meet lower targets in the past. The HVCM used to power the linac klystrons have been one source of lost beam time and was chosen to explore using AI/ML techniques to improve reliability. Among the possibilities being explored are automating the tuning of HVCMs and predicting component failures such as capacitor aging, rectifier assemblies containing hundreds of diodes, and insulating oil degradation. The methodology pursued includes data cleaning, de-noising, post-analysis data labeling, and machine learning model development. We explore using Long Short-Term Memory and autoencoders for anomaly detection and prognostication used to schedule maintenance. We evaluate the use of model regularizers and constraints to improve the performance of the model and investigate methods to estimate the uncertainty of the models to provide a robust prediction with statistical interoperability. This paper describes the operational experience and known failures of the HVCMs and the proposed ML methodology and the preliminary results of training the AI/ML algorithms.
* G. Dodson, Approach to Reliable Operations, 26-DodsonApproach to Reliable Operation-r1.pdf, Feb., 2010.
 
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-THPAB252  
About • paper received ※ 18 May 2021       paper accepted ※ 14 July 2021       issue date ※ 29 August 2021  
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