• DocumentCode
    2919729
  • Title

    Single event burnout in DC-DC converters for the LHC experiments

  • Author

    Rivetta, C. ; Allongue, B. ; Berger, G. ; Faccio, F. ; Hajdas, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., USA
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    10-14 Sept. 2001
  • Firstpage
    315
  • Lastpage
    322
  • Abstract
    High voltage transistors in DC-DC converters are prone to catastrophic single event burnout in the LHC radiation environment. This paper presents a systematic methodology to analyze single event effects sensitivity in converters and proposes solutions based on de-rating input voltage and output current or voltage.
  • Keywords
    DC-DC power convertors; integrated circuit reliability; neutron effects; power integrated circuits; DC-DC converters; LHC radiation environment; de-rating; high voltage transistors; single event burnout; DC-DC power converters; Detectors; Large Hadron Collider; Linear particle accelerator; Low voltage; Neutrons; Particle beams; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 2001. 6th European Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7313-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADECS.2001.1159300
  • Filename
    1159300