• DocumentCode
    1212587
  • Title

    A novel current calibration system up to 20 kA

  • Author

    Fernqvist, Gunnar ; Halvarsson, Björn ; Pett, John ; Pickering, John

  • Author_Institution
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    445
  • Lastpage
    448
  • Abstract
    The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator project will require an accuracy of a few parts in 106 in the control of the current to the superconducting magnets. A new infrastructure for calibration is being built at CERN based on DC current reference standards rather than voltage. The paper describes the rationale, the infrastructure, the transfer methods, and the performance.
  • Keywords
    accelerator magnets; calibration; colliding beam accelerators; nuclear electronics; superconducting magnets; synchrotrons; transfer standards; CERN; DC current reference standards; Large Hadron Collider; current calibration system; infrastructure; particle accelerator project; superconducting magnets; transfer methods; Calibration; Control systems; Helium; Large Hadron Collider; Linear particle accelerator; Magnetic circuits; Resistors; Superconducting magnets; Transducers; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIM.2003.809914
  • Filename
    1202070