12 MW, 100 kW, 7000 hour/year modulator for Titan Scan

Author

Whitham, K. ; Anamkath, H. ; Gower, F. ; Mendonsa, R. ; Zante, A.

Author_Institution

Titan Beta, Dublin, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

3-6 July 1995

Firstpage

534

Abstract

A 12 MW, 100 kW modulator has been designed and built at Titan Beta for use in the Titan Scan Industrial Electron Linear Accelerator System. This system is designed to operate for over 7000 hours per year. The modulator is PLC controlled and monitored by computer and is designed specifically for long life under continuous operation. It also is designed for ease of maintenance and low noise both electrical and acoustical. This modulator is based on a 12 MW, 60 kW unit that has been operating in Denver, CO for the past two years. The design and test information is discussed.

Keywords

computerised monitoring; electron accelerators; modulators; power supplies to apparatus; programmable controllers; pulsed power technology; 100 kW; 12 MW; 60 kW; Electron Linear Accelerator System; PLC controlled modulator; Titan Scan; computerised monitoring; low acoustic noise; low electrical noise; Assembly; Electrical equipment industry; Electron beams; Klystrons; Linear accelerators; Manufacturing processes; Programmable control; Pulse modulation; Radio frequency; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference, 1995. Digest of Technical Papers., Tenth IEEE International

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2791-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.1995.596677

Filename

596677