• I.C. Sheng, J.-R. Chen, Y.T. Cheng, G.-Y. Hsiung, C.K. Kuan, C.Y. Yang
  NSRRC, Hsinchu

The Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) is a third generation synchrotron accelerator which the designed energy will be 3 GeV whereas the current is 500mA. The role of crotch absorber is designed to protect downstream UHV vacuum chamber. It is is the only mask component to absorb large amount of synchrotron radiation (bending magnet) in the storage ring. Crotch absorber is installed from transverse direction of the bending chamber to intercept the power. Two bent OFHC copper tubes are vacuum brazed on the copper mask. A 30 degree groove is machined to face bending magnet fan. The reason is not only to dissipate the heat but also to limit back scattering to the rest of chambers. Top and bottom of the absorber are bolted with beryllium copper springs; they will provide extra support for the absorber after it is installed in the Aluminum chamber. Three thermocouples will be embedded inside of the mask to monitor the temperature gradient. Final prototype of the crotch absorber with thermal analysis, design and machined parts are also presented in this paper.

• C.Y. Yang, J.-R. Chen, G.-Y. Hsiung, Z.-D. Tsai
  NSRRC, Hsinchu

Aluminum alloy was chosen for vacuum chamber materials and oil-free manufacturing, ozone water cleaning processes were used to obtain ultrahigh vacuum in TPS vacuum system. The storage ring vacuum system is divided into 24 unit cells and there are 6 ionized gauges, 8 ion pumps and 6 gate valves in one cell. An interlock system is designed to monitor and control the vacuum devices to keep ultrahigh vacuum. Because the vacuum chamber is exposed to the high power synchrotron radiation directly, cooling water and temperature statuses on the vacuum chamber are also monitored. The hardware, software and their associated interlock logic will be described.

• J.-C. Chang, J.-R. Chen, Y.-C. Lin, Z.-D. Tsai, T.-S. Ueng
  NSRRC, Hsinchu

The design of the utility system for the 3.0 GeV Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) has been finished and the construction engineering has been contracted out in the end of 2009. This paper presents the TPS utility system, including the electrical power, cooling water and air conditioning system, which were designed to meet requirements of high reliability and stability. The TPS construction site is located adjacent to TLS. Even some areas of TPS and TLS are overlapped. The whole utility system construction will be finished in the end of 2012. Therefore, the construction engineering of the TPS utility system is a challenge to finish on a tight schedule and keep the TLS in operation during the construction. Some management schemes of the construction engineering are also presented in this paper.

• J.-C. Chang, J.-R. Chen, Y.-C. Chung, C.Y. Liu, Z.-D. Tsai
  NSRRC, Hsinchu
• M. Ke
  NTUT, Taipei

The stability of air temperature in the storage ring tunnel is one of the most critical factors. Therefore, a series of air conditioning system upgrade studies and projects have been conducted at the Taiwan Light Source (TLS). The global air temperature variation related to time in the storage ring tunnel has been controlled within ±0.1 degree C for years. This study is aimed at more precise temperature control. Some temperature control schemes are applied on this study. We also performed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate the flow field and the spatial temperature distribution in the storage ring tunnel.

• Z.-D. Tsai, J.-C. Chang, J.-R. Chen, Y.-C. Chung, J.-M. Lee, C.Y. Liu
  NSRRC, Hsinchu

National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) in Taiwan has finished an open bid about utility system for Taiwan photon source (TPS). The detail design and criteria of the utility cooling system, including cooling water and air conditioning system, have also been considered and confirmed. From controls to facility, all devices were designed and optimized to meet critical requirements of high reliability and stability. Besides, the paper mainly focuses on thermal load evaluation and removes to achieve the best efficiency and performance of system. The brand new system structure and control strategy also be realized.

• Z.-D. Tsai, J.-C. Chang, J.-R. Chen, C.Y. Liu
  NSRRC, Hsinchu

Previously, the Taiwan Light Source (TLS) has proven that the temperature stability of de-ionized cooling water is one of the most critical factors of electron beam stability. A series of efforts were devoted to these studies and promoted the temperature stability of the de-ionized cooling water system within ±0.1°C. Further, a high precision temperature control ±0.01°C has been conducted to meet the more critical stability requirement. Using flow mixing mechanism and specified control philosophy can minimize temperature variation effectively. The paper declares the mechanism through simulation and verifies the practical influences. The significant improvement of temperature stability between cooling devices and de-ionized water are also presented.