Higher electronic efficiency RF power generation
for accelerators with high beam power the conversion efficiency from grid to beam is of utmost importance, e.g. ESS, ILC, CLIC, LHeC
- study efficiency of conventional power sources: klystron, sheet- and multi-beam; also power distribution schemes
- new devices and concepts, e.g.:
- multi-beam IOT’s with solid state driver
- magnetrons with better stability
- RF aspects of energy recovery linac for LHeC with 400MW beam power
- direct recovery of electrical energy from spent RF
Example of Effcient RF Generation
- IOT’s can reach higher efficiency (theoretical 78%) than klystrons and have advantages with regulation behavior
- however, today the max. power is insufficient multi-beam IOT’s could provide sufficient power while keeping the advantages
EuCARD-2 is co-funded by the partners and the European Commission under Capacities 7th Framework Programme, Grant Agreement 312453.