Architecture of a software quench management system

Author

Nogiec, J.M. ; Lamm, Michael ; Orris, D.

Author_Institution

Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL

Volume

5

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

3460

Abstract

Testing superconducting accelerator magnets is inherently coupled with the proper handling of quenches; i.e., protecting the magnet and characterizing the quench process. Therefore, software implementations must include elements of both data acquisition and real-time controls. The architecture of the quench management software developed at Fermilab´s Magnet Test Facility is described. This system consists of quench detection, quench protection, and quench characterization components that execute concurrently in a distributed system. Collaboration between the elements of quench detection, quench characterization and current control are discussed, together with a schema of distributed saving of various quench-related data. Solutions to synchronization and reliability in such a distributed quench system are also presented

Keywords

accelerator RF systems; accelerator magnets; data acquisition; high energy physics instrumentation computing; particle beam diagnostics; safety; superconducting magnets; synchronisation; Fermilab Magnet Test Facility; current control; data acquisition; quench characterization components; quench detection; quench process; quench protection; real-time controls; reliability; software quench management system architecture; superconducting accelerator magnets; superconducting magnets; synchronization; Accelerator magnets; Computer architecture; Couplings; Data acquisition; Protection; Software development management; Software systems; Superconducting magnets; Test facilities; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7191-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2001.988144

Filename

988144