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DRAFT<br />

• Resistance and Inductance Tests.<br />

• Continuity and Instrumentation Tests.<br />

Stage 3 - Final Evaluation Board<br />

All results of the tests have to be presented to the "Final Evaluation Board". This board will finally<br />

accept or reject a magnet based on the fulfilment of machine requirements by the magnet performance.<br />

This board can request to further test magnets not performing within the specifications.<br />

This investigation will require special diagnostic and measurement methods like Time Domain<br />

Reflectometry, High Voltage Discharge, and Partial Discharge.<br />

Further a set of expected signals has to be built along with an electrical model of each individual<br />

magnet (only practicable for magnets built in series).<br />

Power Test<br />

After the magnet has been cooled down and the integrity of its instrumentation is checked, the<br />

magnet current is ramped up until it either reaches the ultimate current or a portion of the superconductor<br />

becomes normal conducting (called quench). In the first case the magnet is successfully<br />

trained. In the later case the magnetic energy is transformed into thermal energy. Then the magnet<br />

needs to be cooled down again and the procedure has to be repeated until the ultimate current is<br />

reached. Pulsed magnets need to be checked additionally if they can be ramped without quenching.<br />

The First and Second Run Criterion are to be applied for power test. The First Run Criterion (FRC)<br />

states that magnet has to reach the nominal current (as a pulse and quasi DC) before certain<br />

numbers of quench (will be specified after pre-series magnet testing, for example 4). If the magnet<br />

does not fulfil FRC is should be submitted to a Second Thermal Cycle. For such magnets the<br />

Second Run Criterion (SRC) has to be applied. The SRC states that the level of the first quench<br />

during 2 nd run has to be above the first quench during the 1 st run and the magnet has to reach the<br />

nominal current (as a pulse and quasi DC) before certain numbers of quench (will be specified after<br />

pre-series magnet testing).<br />

Electrical Tests<br />

The integrity of the magnet instrumentation (voltage taps, thermometers) and electrical insulation<br />

has to be checked regularly to guarantee safety operation. These are typically performed after<br />

magnet reception, installing the magnet on the test bench, cool down, magnet training and warm<br />

up.<br />

The Insulation Test of each electrical circuit versus ground and between independent electrical<br />

circuits has to be performed if there is a mechanical contact between them. An insulation test has to<br />

be performed after each step which can affect the insulation quality; at least after completion of<br />

each stage. General measurement method is the high voltage DC test.<br />

The Resistance and Inductance Tests have to be performed after each step which changes the<br />

electrical configuration of the circuit and after any action which can affect the insulation of the<br />

circuit. General measurement methods are DC resistance measurement, AC impedance measurement,<br />

and high voltage discharge test<br />

The Continuity and Instrumentation Tests has to be performed after each step which can affect the<br />

mechanical and electrical integrity of the electrical circuit (magnet and sensors). Especially the<br />

instrumentation has to be checked after each step involving mechanical or thermal contraction. The<br />

DC resistance measurements (or voltage drop) on the circuit allow detecting possible broken<br />

connections (instrumentation).<br />

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