TM#1 has been moved from the south west silo to the south hot cell, move went well.

Ta#39 has been inserted into the hot cell in preparation for TM1 target change.

Chad and I did the TM4 heat shield leak check yesterday at SHC. The leak detector was pumped to 4.6 xE-9atm.cc/sec, and 0.0xE-4 torr after 1.5 hours pumping. Chad sprayed helium twice on both VCR fittings. There is no response had been found during each 45 seconds waiting time. Since the module moved to ITE directly,we didnt have helium pressure test this time. I  would say thee heat shield circuit is leak tight. so far.

TM4 has been reconnected to ITE after the module moving. The roughing is started . The water will be supplied to ITE after  testing  the water  pumps . The water interlock check will be done on next week also.

TM#4 with SiC#28 has been moved from the south hot cell to the east target station move went well.

Electrical check of TM#4 SiC#28 (RFQ Target) has been completed. It passed the standard electrical checks for the target part, but the electrical check for the RFQ part is suspect, see the attached PDF for the details.

TM#4 with the CS Test target has been moved from the conditioning station to the south hot cell. Move went well.

After few hickups the TCS was successfuly commissioned.

In the morning, in the middle of the heaters conditioning: 360A/250A for the TGHT/TBHT, the target heater PS tripped and it didn't recover immediately.  I cannot tell if the card is still OK. Before this even, there were few bias current sparks created when the ionized tube was raised above 250A; this also tripped the Einzel lens. Re-started the Heaters, and did the conditioning with the rest (HV, Optics) Off. After the heaters were at nominal values, raised the rest: HV to 30kV and the Optics. And everything held fine. The current on the FC was 3micro-Amperes. The water temperature levels stayed below 25 deg Celsius.

The problems that need to be fixed:

1. The biggest problem was created by the target power supply: the new card is not calibrated, the voltage is not regulating, but the main problem is the grounding of the output of power supply. Friedhelm measured 0.2V across the return and the cage (200mili-ohms resistance) .  This was probably overlooked.

2. The Auto-ramping routine didn't work. Controls would need to fix this.

3. The RGA didn't want to connect from the account Don created for me. So, we have only a RGA scan taken on Friday by Don, when the target was cold.

Aurelia Laxdal wrote:

After few hickups the TCS was successfuly commissioned. In the morning, in the middle of the heaters conditioning: 360A/250A for the TGHT/TBHT, the target heater PS tripped and it didn't recover immediately.  I cannot tell if the card is still OK. Before this even, there were few bias current sparks created when the ionized tube was raised above 250A; this also tripped the Einzel lens. Re-started the Heaters, and did the conditioning with the rest (HV, Optics) Off. After the heaters were at nominal values, raised the rest: HV to 30kV and the Optics. And everything held fine. The current on the FC was 3micro-Amperes. The water temperature levels stayed below 25 deg Celsius. The problems that need to be fixed: 1. The biggest problem was created by the target power supply: the new card is not calibrated, the voltage is not regulating, but the main problem is the grounding of the output of power supply. Friedhelm measured 0.2V across the return and the cage (200mili-ohms resistance) .  This was probably overlooked. 2. The Auto-ramping routine didn't work. Controls would need to fix this. 3. The RGA didn't want to connect from the account Don created for me. So, we have only a RGA scan taken on Friday by Don, when the target was cold.

 Response to item 1. 

This morning I investigated the output of the TGHT power supply. The negative output of the power supply is tied to common as per ISK4574D Rev 7 (attached) and the released drawing IRH1511 Rev A (PDF attached but officially located in the SW vault). If this is not the intent of the IRH1511 should be released to Rev C reflecting the desired configuration. 

 In regards to the calibration of the card I will inform the PS group. 

 The cooling package and vacuum was stopped today at 9:26 so the module can be move.

Today, the commissioning of the TCS went well. The water/vacuum interlocks were checked OK. Then, the TCS was HV conditioned up to 33kV.

Tomorrow, the heaters will be ramped up.

I leak checked new installed TM4 TP1 at conditioning station. The CS vacuum gauges reading were at 1.0-1.5xE-6 torr . Leak detector base leak rate 0.0xe-9atm.cc/sec, base pressure 0.0xe-4torr. I sprayed helium around the pump  inlet flange and KF 25 pump outlet flange to pump joint. There is no response on leak detector. The new installed TP1 is leak tight.

 Turbo Pumps have been started and are in normal operation. TP1 which has recently been replaced was started in soft start and had no issues. TP2 was started normally and tripped prior to reaching speed. It was left for a while and restarted. When restarted it was still at 17KRPM, it reached normal operation.

 David replaced the broken turbo pump this morning and I have started roughing at 9:54.

 The conditioning station has been vented with argon. Time taken is not known but it is less than 3 hours. See attached picture for convectron gauge readings. CG1A is in air.

The Model of the Power Supply (PS) is TSQLG 480-20/1500 and serial number is 2755.02.01.01.09.

We went to test the PS and supplied the required 480V and turned the local switch to on. At this point nothing happened, the controls screen didn’t light up nothing. We tried to run the PS in remote mode as that is what it had previously been set at and again there was no response. At this point I called the electrician the check that we were in fact supplying 480V. He checked all the way to the contactor inside of the PS (see attached picture). He also checked the 3 larger fuses and 6 smaller ones, they have not failed.

I have inquired with Jens Lassen who is more familiar with these PS and he has not had this issue before. He is going to have another look at the PS with the electrician specifically checking the 24VDC for the control board. Any further information or checks you could provide would be very helpful.

 This PS is needed for commissioning of a system and unfortunately this failure has come at a very in opportune time.  Although the PS is show to be several years old we have not actually used it aside from some minor tests ie does it turn on (it has previously).  I have phoned the manufacture to determine what else can be check and what the next steps are. Werner requested that I send an email (completed) so he could give it to their engineers.

 Over the weekend Turbo pump one failed. It was attempted to restart the turbo in soft start but that also failed. Although the Vacuum was good enough to operate both Turbos are required to pass commissioning. As such the pumps were turned off at ~10:00 today. Venting started at 12:00.

 The cooling package was started at 10:00 today. See attached picture. There is another snap shot at 10:03.

Bevan Moss wrote:

The cooling package was started at 10:00 today. See attached picture. There is another snap shot at 10:03.

 The conductivity of the cooling package is above 5Mohm which is the minimum limit for the PS. This was achieved at 11:55. See attached picture.

 Turbos started at 11:14. TP1S achieved full speed in less than 2 minutes. TP1 and 2 tripped at 9 minutes. Restarted and reached at speed after another 1 minute 20 seconds.

It took a long time(more than 1 hour)   to pump down the TM4 window  cooling line during leak check time. The base leak rate could only be pumped to 5.8xE-9 atm.cc/sec.Base pressure is 0.0xE-4 torr which is bottom reading. Chad and i did the leak check at this base leak rate .No leak had been found. The window cooling line is leak tight at this stage. A pressure helium test will be fulfilled in conditioning station on this cooling line later.

TM4 electrical test at SHC after windown and containment box back is done. Everything is fine.