Sections
Converter Controls Electronics (CCE)
Mandate: CCE (Converter Controls Electronics) – Benjamin Todd
- Operation and maintenance converter electronics.
- Design electronics and test equipment for converter controls.
- Procurement, installation and testing service for converter controls.
- Manufacturing service for electronics.
- Expertise in electronics production and repair.
- Expertise in radiation to electronics.
Converter Controls Software (CCS)
Mandate: CCS (Converter Controls Software) – Quentin King
- Operation and maintenance of converter control software.
- Development of control and interlock software for power converters and SVC.
- Operation and maintenance of the function generation software for RF systems in the LHC and SPS.
- Expertise in embedded control.
- Expertise in industrial control.
Fast Pulsed Converters (FPC)
Mandate: FPC (Fast Pulsed Converter): Davide Aguglia
- Operation and maintenance of fast pulsed converters (pulsed length of 100µs to few ms).
- Design, procurement, installation and commissioning pulsed converters.
- Expertise in pulse transformers.
- Expertise in high voltage.
High Power Converters (HPC)
Mandate: HPC (High Power Converter): Karsten Kahle
- Operation and maintenance of high power system and Static Var Compensators (SVC).
- Design, procurement, installation and commissioning of new high power system and SVC.
- Expertise in power quality.
- Expertise in energy recovery.
High Precision Measurements (HPM)
Mandate: HPM (High Precision Measurements): Miguel Cerqueira Bastos
Low Power Converters (LPC)
Mandate: LPC (Low Power Converter): Yves Thurel
- Operation and maintenance of switch-mode converter with high frequency transformer (<500kW).
- Design, procurement, installation and commissioning of new switch-mode converters.
- Service of qualification for EMC (electromagnetic Compatibility) and PSU (commercial Power supplies Units).
- Expertise in high frequency transformers.
- Expertise in radiation-Tolerant Converter.
Medium Power Converters (MPC)
Mandate: MPC (Medium Power Converter): Gilles Le Godec
- Operation and maintenance of thyristor and switch-mode converter with 50Hz transformers (100kW to 10MW).
- Design, procurement, installation and commissioning of new thyristor and switch-mode converter with 50Hz transformers.
- Expertise in power semiconductors.
- Expertise in 50Hz transformers.
Operation & Maintenance Support (OMS)
Mandate: OMS (Operation & Maintenance Support): Valérie Montabonnet
- Management of standby services.
- Management of Quality Assurance Plan for operation, maintenance and repair of power converters.
- Management of electromechanical and electronics activities.
- Integration and installation of new equipment’s.
- Management of group safety.
- Expertise in computerized maintenance management system.