Quench Detection and Diagnostic Systems for the Superconducting Circuits for the HL-LHC

Reiner Denz, Daniel Blasco Serrano, Daniel Calcoen, Ernesto De Matteis, Vincent Froidbise, Spyridon Georgakakis, Severin Haas, Surbhi Mundra, Tomasz Podzorny, Andrzej Siemko, Jelena Spasic, Jens Steckert (+6 others)
2019
The High Luminosity LHC project (HL-LHC) will incorporate a new generation of superconducting elements such as high field superconducting magnets based on Nb₃Sn conductors and MgB₂ based high temperature superconducting links for magnet powering. In addition, the HL-LHC will also feature new generations of NbTi based magnets. The proper protection and diagnostics of those elements require the development of a new generation of integrated quench detection and data acquisition systems as well as
more » ... ovel methods for quench detection. The next generation of quench detection systems is to a large extent software defined and serves at the same time as high performance data acquisition system. The contribution will discuss the specific needs of HL-LHC in terms of quench detection and present recent results from tests with prototype magnets. The contribution will show the implementation of new quench detection methods such as current derivative sensors. Measures for increasing the system dependability and easing its maintenance will be explained, as well as the improved supervision architecture using Ethernet based field-bus systems for fast data transmission.
doi:10.18429/jacow-ipac2019-thpts036 fatcat:6wsytdvcgjas5ezmlhsnkxcbau