Initial Activation and Operation of the Power Conditioning System for the National Ignition Facility
Abstract
The NIF Power Conditioning System (PCS) resides in four Capacitor Bays, supplying energy to the Master and Power Amplifiers which reside in the two adjacent laser bays. Each capacitor bay will initially house 48 individual power conditioning modules, shown in Figure 2, with space reserved for expansion to 54 modules. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) Power Conditioning System (PCS) is a modular capacitive energy storage system that will be capable of storing nearly 400 MJ of electrical energy and delivering that energy to the nearly 8000 flashlamps in the NIF laser. The first sixteen modules of the power conditioning system have been built, tested and installed. Activation of the first nine power conditioning modules has been completed and commissioning of the first ''bundle'' of laser beamlines has begun. This paper will provide an overview of the power conditioning system design and describe the status and results of initial testing and activation of the first ''bundle'' of power conditioning modules.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 15005163
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-151532
TRN: US200414%%642
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 1; Conference: International Pulsed Power Conference 2003, Dallas, TX (US), 06/15/2003--06/18/2003; Other Information: PBD: 20 Aug 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; CAPACITORS; COMMISSIONING; DESIGN; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; LASERS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUITS; TESTING; US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY
Citation Formats
Newton, M A, Kamm, R E, Fulkerson, E S, Hulsey, S D, Lao, N, Parrish, G L, Pendleton, D L, Petersen, D E, Polk, M, Tuck, J M, Ullery, G T, and Moore, W B. Initial Activation and Operation of the Power Conditioning System for the National Ignition Facility. United States: N. p., 2003.
Web. doi:10.1109/PPC.2003.1277668.
Newton, M A, Kamm, R E, Fulkerson, E S, Hulsey, S D, Lao, N, Parrish, G L, Pendleton, D L, Petersen, D E, Polk, M, Tuck, J M, Ullery, G T, & Moore, W B. Initial Activation and Operation of the Power Conditioning System for the National Ignition Facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277668
Newton, M A, Kamm, R E, Fulkerson, E S, Hulsey, S D, Lao, N, Parrish, G L, Pendleton, D L, Petersen, D E, Polk, M, Tuck, J M, Ullery, G T, and Moore, W B. 2003.
"Initial Activation and Operation of the Power Conditioning System for the National Ignition Facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277668. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15005163.
@article{osti_15005163,
title = {Initial Activation and Operation of the Power Conditioning System for the National Ignition Facility},
author = {Newton, M A and Kamm, R E and Fulkerson, E S and Hulsey, S D and Lao, N and Parrish, G L and Pendleton, D L and Petersen, D E and Polk, M and Tuck, J M and Ullery, G T and Moore, W B},
abstractNote = {The NIF Power Conditioning System (PCS) resides in four Capacitor Bays, supplying energy to the Master and Power Amplifiers which reside in the two adjacent laser bays. Each capacitor bay will initially house 48 individual power conditioning modules, shown in Figure 2, with space reserved for expansion to 54 modules. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) Power Conditioning System (PCS) is a modular capacitive energy storage system that will be capable of storing nearly 400 MJ of electrical energy and delivering that energy to the nearly 8000 flashlamps in the NIF laser. The first sixteen modules of the power conditioning system have been built, tested and installed. Activation of the first nine power conditioning modules has been completed and commissioning of the first ''bundle'' of laser beamlines has begun. This paper will provide an overview of the power conditioning system design and describe the status and results of initial testing and activation of the first ''bundle'' of power conditioning modules.},
doi = {10.1109/PPC.2003.1277668},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15005163},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = 1,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2003},
month = {Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2003}
}