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DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-WEPMY032
Title A PID Control Algorithm for Filament-Powered Volume-Cusp Ion Sources
Authors
  • S.V. Melanson, M.P. Dehnel, C. Hollinger, J.A. Martin, D.E. Potkins
    D-Pace, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
  • C. Philpott
    BSL, Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract Volume-cusp ion sources require a fast and precise control algorithm to ensure the arc current, and thus the beam current is stable for high-power industrial DC operation. Using D-Pace's TRIUMF [1] licensed filament-powered H volume-cusp ion source, a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control algorithm was implemented that provides a peak-to-peak beam current variation of ±0.45 % and a root mean square error of 0.025 mA for 10.16 mA of beam current over 60 minutes. The PID parameters were tuned for different set points and the performance of the algorithm is compared for the different settings. Measured arc current stability, and measured beam current as a function of time are presented and the algorithm utilized is described in detail.
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Conference IPAC2016, Busan, Korea
Series International Particle Accelerator Conference (7th)
Proceedings Link to full IPAC2016 Proccedings
Session Poster Session
Date 11-May-16   16:00–18:00
Main Classification 03 Alternative Particle Sources and Acceleration Techniques
Sub Classification T01 Proton and Ion Sources
Keywords controls, ion, ion-source, plasma, electron
Publisher JACoW, Geneva, Switzerland
Editors Christine Petit-Jean-Genaz (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland); Dong Eon Kim (PAL, Pohang, Republic of Korea); Kyung Sook Kim (PAL, Pohang, Republic of Korea); In Soo Ko (POSTECH, Pohang, Republic of Korea); Volker RW Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany)
ISBN 978-3-95450-147-2
Published June 2016
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