Journals of Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW)

JACoW is a publisher in Geneva, Switzerland that publishes the proceedings of accelerator conferences held around the world by an international collaboration of editors.

URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-THPS032
TitleElectromagnetic compatibility and spurious triggering detection validation of the CLIQ units for superconducting magnet protection in the High-Luminosity LHC project
Authors
  • D. Carrillo, E. Nowak, E. de Nicolás Lumbreras, G. Martin Garcia, J. Spasic, M. Pojer, S. Georgakakis
    European Organization for Nuclear Research
AbstractThe Coupling-Loss-Induced-Quench (CLIQ) concept is an integral part of the quench protection system for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) Inner Triplet superconducting magnets at CERN. Since the discharge of the CLIQ unit induces a change of the magnetic field in the low beta quadrupoles, a spurious trigger during operation could deflect the beam, potentially causing critical losses and posing a failure risk for the LHC. To ensure reliable and faultless operation and to prove that the units are immune to potential interferences capable of provoking an erratic trigger, several qualification tests were performed, including interference tests with actual LHC equipment and standard Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) tests. Furthermore, the precision of the CLIQ monitoring sensors was validated to confirm that, in the unlikely event of a spurious trigger, the particle beam could be dumped in time to prevent damage. The final CLIQ units, with enhanced redundancy, monitoring and safety measures, and robust EMC design, have been completed. This paper details the conducted EMC tests, confirming their resistance to erratic triggers and ability to timely request beam dumps.
Paperdownload: THPS032.pdf
CiteBibTeX, LaTeX, Text/Word, RIS, EndNote
Conference16th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
LocationTaipei, Taiwan
Date01-06 Jun 2025
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial Board* Ming-Chyuan Lin - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * Yoichi Sato - KEK * Jui-Che Huang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * David Button - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation * Ping-Shun Chuang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Online ISBN978-3-95450-248-6
Online ISSN2673-5490
Received26 May 2025
Revised31 May 2025
Accepted04 June 2025
Issued05 November 2025
DOI10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-THPS032
Pages3033-3036