Design of a New Integrated RF Protection System for Heavy-Ion Superconducting Linear Accelerators
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摘要: 重离子加速装置(HIAF)中的iLinac超导直线加速器需在低温真空环境下长期稳定运行,其运行过程中面临超导腔失超、恒温器氦压与液位异常、真空保护及功率源故障等多重风险。传统FPGA联锁保护方案存在全局协同能力差、接口资源利用率低等问题,而基于PLC的方案响应延迟达毫秒级,无法满足微秒级实时保护需求。为此,提出一种基于ZYNQ SoC的射频综合保护系统,创新采用光纤I/O通信与硬件联锁协同架构,实现多源信号高效聚合与快速处理。该系统充分利用FPGA的并行处理能力,实现了微秒级保护响应,并通过ARM处理器完成系统状态监测与远程管理。实验表明,光纤接口响应时间小于1.78 μs,干触点信号响应时间低于130μs;系统可实时监测关键信号全链路状态,并基于CS-Studio平台实现可视化控制。该设计已成功应用于HIAF超导段,为超导加速器提供了一种高可靠性、低延迟的综合保护新方案。Abstract:
Background The iLinac superconducting linear accelerator in the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) must operate stably for extended periods in a cryogenic vacuum environment, facing risks such as cavity quenches and helium pressure anomalies. Traditional FPGA or PLC-based protection schemes suffer from poor coordination or millisecond-level delays, resulting in inadequate performance for meeting microsecond-level protection requirements.Purpose Design of a radio frequency integrated protection system to address issues such as low coordination efficiency, insufficient resource utilization, and high latency, thereby achieving microsecond-level reliable protection.Methods A ZYNQ SoC-based architecture combines FPGA parallel processing (for interlocks) and ARM management. Fiber-optic I/O multiplexes multi-source signals, reducing interface count by 75%. Reliability is assessed via MTBF/MTTR analysis.Results Experiments indicate that the response time of the fiber-optic interface is less than 1.78 μs, and that of dry-contact signals is below 130 μs. The system enables real-time monitoring of the full-link status of critical signals and provides visual control based on the CS-Studio platform. It has been successfully deployed in the HIAF iLinac superconducting segment and is operating stably.Conclusions The system provides microsecond response, high reliability, and centralized monitoring, offering a reusable solution for superconducting accelerator protection.-
Key words:
- superconducting cavity /
- RF system /
- ZYNQ SoC /
- interlock protection /
- real-time monitoring.
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表 1 国内外大科学装置联锁保护系统的实现方案
Table 1. Implementation approaches for interlock protection systems in domestic and international large-scale scientific facilities
facilities solution system response time/μs interlock protection system for Shanghai soft X-ray free-electron laser facility PLC + EPICS 15,000 HIAF-Bring power prototype module fault interlock system PLC + FPGA 136 the beam interlock system for the LHC FPGA 89 Shanghai synchrotron radiation facility interlock protection system FPGA + ARM 34 the machine protecyion system for ESS FPGA 10 表 2 信号传输模型与接口策略
Table 2. Signal transmission model and interface strategy
signal type representative source transmission model core advantage high-speed discrete ARC system fiber optic parallel direct sampling minimal delay, shortest path medium-speed status power source / cryogenic vacuum system fiber optic serial communication interface multiplexing, low complexity high-precision analog coupler temperature LTC2983 + SPI bus high precision, noise immunity high-reliability switch vacuum gauge dry contact relay electrical isolation, highest reliability 表 3 组件失效率推算汇总
Table 3. Summary of component failure rate prediction
component single unit failure rate /(×10−7h) quantity total failure rate /(×10−7h) remarks & basis ZYNQ- 7045 SoC1 1 1 industrial-grade standard fiber optic module 0.5 21 10.5 standard value LTC2983 2 1 2 standard value, independent of channel count dry contact relay 1.5 12 18 standard for electromechanical components DC/DC power module 12 1 12 manufacturer's standard data PCB & solder joints 3 1 3 system-level failure rate, based on process complexity system total — — 46.5 λ = Σ λi -
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