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DRAFT<br />

Figure 2.4.69: General layout of vapour-cooled leads.<br />

2.4.2.7 Quench detection<br />

A single superferric magnet is self-protecting. This means that if it is short-circuited with a superconducting<br />

bypass, it does not need any external protection. In case of quench, the magnetic<br />

energy will be used to heat up the coil. If all the magnetic energy is converted as heat at the end of<br />

the quench, when the current is null, the maximum temperature Tmax would be between 250 and<br />

350 K. To avoid too large thermal stresses accompanied with such temperatures may destabilize<br />

the coil. It seems more reasonable to keep Tmax lower than 200 K. To limit the temperature rise the<br />

current will be dumped by means of an external resistor with a time constant τ. Each superferric<br />

magnet will have two copper current leads. They will be designed so that if one lead faces a thermal<br />

runaway, it will withstand the current during the runaway detection time plus the dumping time<br />

with the time constant τ.<br />

<strong>Super</strong>-FRS dipoles will be powered in series of three. All the other magnets types are expected to<br />

be powered individually. Figure 2.4.70 presents how the quench protection will be done. In all<br />

cases, the current will be dumped by means of a resistor. The current link from one magnet to<br />

another will be warm. The quench detection material for one magnet is: 1 bridge for the magnet and<br />

2 CL1 units (that detects the thermal runaway in the current leads). We note that the magnet has<br />

only one voltage tap. The two other bridge taps are taken from the current leads which enables to<br />

take into account the very small bus bars that connect the magnet to the leads. Steerers will also be<br />

self-protecting magnets. Their protection scheme will be the same as the one presented in Figure<br />

2.4.70.<br />

dump<br />

resistor<br />

300 K<br />

CL1 Unit<br />

Copper<br />

current lead<br />

Bridge<br />

Cryostat Voltage<br />

tap<br />

CL1 Unit<br />

4 K<br />

300 K<br />

CL1 Unit CL1 Unit<br />

Bridge<br />

Figure 2.4.70: Power circuit and quench detection for 1 to 3 <strong>Super</strong>-FRS superferric magnets.<br />

One<br />

magnet<br />

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