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2.4.3 Power Converters<br />

DRAFT<br />

The power converters for the <strong>Super</strong>-FRS magnets are determined by the requirements of field<br />

homogeneity and stability. Experience is available from the operation of the present FRS facility.<br />

While for superconducting magnets the power converters need only provide the requested current,<br />

rather large power converters are needed for the power-consuming normal conducting, radiation<br />

resistant magnets in the 1 st stage of the Pre-<strong>Separator</strong>. For all types of power converters appropriate<br />

devices are available on the market and no special R&D work on this topic is foreseen.<br />

Although the magnets of the <strong>Super</strong>-FRS are operated in a DC mode the currents are required to be<br />

ramped up to the maximum current and down to zero within ≈120 s to allow for a fast change<br />

between different Bρ settings according to the experimental requirements. The basic parameters of<br />

the power converters are listed in section 2.4.3.7. The data on power cabling and cable terminals<br />

are included. Information on the number of cabinets and the floor space required are also given.<br />

Figure 2.4.76 shows the arrangement of the cabinets. The length of the power cables is derived<br />

from this arrangement.<br />

2.4.3.1 General Aspects of Power Converters<br />

2.4.3.1.1 Definition of Power Converters<br />

In this report the term Power Converter is used with the following meaning:<br />

• A Power Converter is a device with power part and control part for supplying current and<br />

voltage to a load in a controlled way.<br />

• The power part can be a single converter or a distributed system of power converters.<br />

2.4.3.1.2 Interfaces of Power Converters<br />

There are interfaces for electrical power, for cooling, for protection and for control and display.<br />

Some basic considerations are listed:<br />

• Electrical power input:<br />

Small power converters are connected to the common 400 V three phase supply of the<br />

accelerator (not loaded by pulse power).<br />

Medium power converters are connected to the common 400 V three phase supply or to the<br />

400 V three phase supply derived from the pulse loaded 20 kV system.<br />

All input contactors are part of the power converter.<br />

Power converters of high power have usually own 20 kV transformers (part of power<br />

converter) which are connected via 20 kV switch gear either to the common 20 kV supply<br />

system or to the pulse loaded 20 kV supply system.<br />

However the 20 kV switch gear is not part of the power converter, and the transformer has<br />

to be placed in a nearby transformer box of the building.<br />

The electrical supply for the control electronics of pulsed medium or high power converters<br />

is derived from the common supply system (not pulsed, 230V or 400V) via a miniature<br />

circuit breaker in the power converter.<br />

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