Fault-tolerant control of a multiphase series capacitor buck converter in a master–slave configuration for powering a particle accelerator electromagnet

Multiphase DC/DC power converter architectures have recently been investigated for powering the superconducting electromagnets in the High-Luminosity (HL) upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, targeting high-performance figures and reliability. In terms of control, a master–slave volta...

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Autores: Ibarra Basabe, Edorta, Arias, Antoni, Martínez de Alegría Mancisidor, Iñigo, Otero-Olavarrieta, Alberto, Matallana Fernandez, Asier, De Mallac, Louis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/72903
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/72903
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:multiphase DC/DC converters
series capacitor buck
fault tolerance
fault detection
fault diagnosis
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Sumario:Multiphase DC/DC power converter architectures have recently been investigated for powering the superconducting electromagnets in the High-Luminosity (HL) upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, targeting high-performance figures and reliability. In terms of control, a master–slave voltage/current regulation configuration was previously proposed by the authors as an alternative to other well-known cascaded options. In this work, fault-tolerant features (i.e., diagnosis and reconfiguration under open-circuit switch faults) are incorporated into the aforementioned proposal. These features are highly desirable, as physics experiments—which can last for several hours—should not be interrupted in the event of a recoverable fault in the powering system. Simulation and experimental results are provided, demonstrating the correctness of the proposed fault-tolerant scheme.