Diamond Storage Ring Magnet Power Converters

The DC Magnet Power Converter requirements for the Storage Ring of the Diamond Project are described together with performance, commissioning and initial operating experience. In addition to meeting the required performance, emphasis during the design phase was placed on reliability and minimising the mean time to repair a power converter. Amodular design, built-in redundancy, EMCfiltering and testing, component de-rating and standardisation have all been adopted. The power modules for the 200A supplies were subject to highly accelerated stress screening. All converters are switched mode with full digital control and a common control interface. Every power converter appears identical to the Controls Network, from the lowest power corrector up to the 800 kW Storage Ring Dipole Converter.