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topPower Converter(s) Characteristics

Picture of the converter

topCommon Power Converters Characteristics

Power In 3 ~ 230 V / 400 A
Converter Type 1 Quadrant
Control type FGC3 / FGCEther
Voltage Accuracy 1000 ppm@ 1 year
(1 ppm=25 mV)
 
 
 

topPower Converter Specifications

Machine Name RPAEO.355.X
Output Voltage and Current +8 A, +25 kV
Output Power 200 kW
Voltage Loop Bandwidth 100 Hz
 
 
 

topDesign & Operation Responsibles

Responsibles
Louis DE MALLAC Louis DE MALLAC Project coordinator, low voltage side design.
Vincent BARBET Vincent BARBET Low voltage side integration.
Davide AGUGLIA Davide AGUGLIA Topology studies and high voltage design
Xavier BONNIN Xavier BONNIN High voltage side design
Stephane JOFFE Stephane JOFFE High voltage side design and integration

topPower Converter Architecture

FGC3 is simply used to collect the status, faults of the power converter to help with diagnostic (remote tools).Local RF PLC based system transmit the voltage reference and the ON-OFF commands.

Detail FGC Regulator Vol.Sour.

FGC3 Use .vsd

To ensure a high reliability, the converter is based on a N+1 modular structure with a total of three modules rated at 100kW each. It can still work with two modules out of three as the required output power is 200kW. All modules share a common input DC link provided by a three phases diode rectifier coupled with a LC filter. The output of each module is connected to a medium frequency transformer constituted of one primary winding and 24 secondary windings. All the secondary windings (3 x 24) are rectified and connected in series in order to obtain the required output voltage.

Detail FGC Regulator Vol.Sour.

Converter architecture

topPower Part

Power In 3 ~ 230 V / 450 A.max
Power Out 8 A x 25 kV = 200 kW
50 A.pk for t < 1 ms
Efficiency 75 %.min
Voltage Bandwidth 100 Hz
Insulation Levels 400 V side: 2.5 kVrms
25 kV side: 40 kVrms
Voltage Output Ripple [  20 Hz ;  1 kHz  ] → 50 Vrms
[ 1 kHz; 130 kHz ] → 5.0 Vrms
[130 kHz; 5 MHz] → 0.5 Vrms
Cooling type Water Cooling & Forced air ventilation
Rack Power Losses (depending on load operation conditions)
Total losses.....30 kW
Water losses....15 kW
Air losses........15 kW
Converter Weight Fully equipped converter .................... 2500 kg
Converter Size Whole Converter (3 racks) .................. Width: 2700mm / Depth: 900mm / Height: 2700mm

 

topControl Part

Control & regulation principles are summarized in a detailled schematics representating only the part involved in the output current regulation scheme.

topLoad Protection

Power Converter is then expected to:

topPower Converter Components .vsd

A power converter is actually a sum of different equipments under several different sections in the SY-EPC group. Proposed solution is based on a Power Rack + Control & Meas Rack; main reason behind this technical choices comes from physical constraints (DCCT Heads location) + fact high precision DCCT electronics are better located in a cool environement (not the case of the power rack, since converters are air cooled).

topMagnet Types

RF xxxxxx

topMachine Installation

Integration

PS Use 5 Power Converters (No spare)
Location Bat 355 R-021

topProduction Contract & Contact History

Developped Designed & built @ CERN
2013-2016

topConverter Circuit Names