Domain Tasks Graphs illustrating the section core speciality

Domain

• Low Power Converter / Modules: from some Watts up to several kWatts on multi-modules units.
• Compact / Modular Converter.
• High Frequency Switch-Mode and 4-quadrant Topologies.
• Radiation-Tolerant Converter.
• Low to medium size series: from some units up to several hundreds units.

Tasks

• Power Converter Studies
  • Design, construction and procurement of power converters.
  • Follow the state-of-the-art in the domain and develop products where necessary.
  
  
• Operation support
  • Take adequate actions to improve the M.T.B.F and Lifetime of equipments.
  • Take preventive or corrective maintenance to minimize operation down-time.
  • Provides people (most of section technicians) to SY-EPC LHC Piquet Standby Service Team.
  • Provides general support: specific equipments / dedicated tools and documentation to reduce the M.T.T.R.
  
  
• EPC Project Contributions & EPC representatives
  • R2E: Radiation to Electronics upgrade + EPC representative.
  • L.I.U: LHC Injectors Upgrade studies + EPC representative for PS and PSB Upgrade.
  • Booster: EPC coordinator.
  • HL-LHC: Providing converters for next LHC upgrade.
  
  
• General support to EPC group:
  • Provide support on specific domains like EMC, thermal for the group users, managing relevant equipements and adequate documentation.
  • Provide support on the radiation issues, ensuring a strong link with Radio-Protection group at CERN.

Graphs illustrating the section core speciality

• Core activity is mainly in low voltage high current, as shown below. The section is responsible of more than 3 000 converters in operation at CERN.

Situation @ 2016-10 of "converter families" versus: [I_out; V_out] Rating [I; V] Rating  -  [I_out] Rating [I_out] Rating  -  [V_out] Rating [V_out] Rating  -  [P_out] Rating [P_out] Rating
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