Electro-thermal analysis of the superconducting dipole circuit of SIS100

Abstract

Abstract The heavy ion synchrotron SIS100, the core machine of the new international Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) in Darmstadt, is currently under construction. The 108 superconducting dipole magnets of SIS100 will be powered in series with a cycling rate up to 30kAs−1 which corresponds to 4Ts−1. The dipole magnet protection system considers 12 energy extraction resistors and two crowbars at the outputs of two power converters. As a part of the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, the most critical failures of the magnet protection system are simulated. In this contribution, initial studies of the electrical and thermal behaviour of the SIS100 main dipole circuit during a quench are presented. The dipole magnet design and topology of the powering circuit (including the protection system) are described. The electro-thermal model in use is detailed. Finally, simulation of a failure mode of the magnet protection system is presented and results are discussed.