Keyword: cryogenics
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WCO203 Profibus in Process Controls controls, diagnostics, operation, EPICS 16
 
  • M.R. Clausen, T. Boeckmann, J. Hatje, O. Korth, J. Penning, H.R. Rickens, B. Schoeneburg
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
 
  The cryogenic installations on the DESY campus are widely distributed. The liquid Helium (LHE) is produced in a central building. Three cryogenic plants are installed. One is in operation for FLASH the other two are currently in the commissioning phase and will be used for the European XFEL. Thousands of I/O channels are spread over the campus this way. The majority of the I/O devices are standard devices used in process control. The de facto standard for distributed I/O in process controls in Germany is Profibus. So it is obvious to use this bus also for cryogenic controls. Subsequently we developed also special electronics to attach temperature and level readouts to this field bus. Special diagnostic tools are available and permanently attached to the bus. Condition monitoring tools provide diagnostics which enable preventative maintenance planning. Specific tools were developed in Control System Studio (CSS) which is -the- standard tool for configuration, diagnostic and controls for all cryogenic plants. We will describe our experience over the last years with this infrastructure.  
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WPO007 The FAIR R3B Prototype Cryogenics Control System controls, framework, PLC, database 46
 
  • C. Betz, T. Hackler, E. Momper, D. Sanchez Valdepenas, C.S. Schweizer, H. Simon, M. Stern, M. Zaera-Sanz
    GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
 
  Funding: GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
The superconducting GLAD magnet is one of the major parts for the R3B experiment at FAIR. R3B stands for Reactions with Relativistic Radioactive Beams. The cryogenic operation will be ensured by a fully refurbished TCF 50 cold box and oil removal system. One of the major design goals for its control system is to operate as independent as possible from magnet controls acting as a first prototype for the later cryogenic installations in the FAIR facility. The operation of the compressor, oil removal system, and the gas management was tested in Jan. 2014. We have followed a staged implementation of the controls, firstly implementing all processes in a S7-319F with PROFIBUS and PROFINET I/O modules using WinCC OA as SCADA. In a second step a migration and implementation into the CERN UNICOS framework will be done for the first time at GSI. This can be seen as preparatory work for novel industrial control systems to be established for the FAIR facility. Within late spring 2014 a first cool down of the refurbished cold box is foreseen. Once the magnet will be delivered, the magnet and the cryogenics controls will be commissioned together.