Final resistive parts of current leads for HL-LHC cold powering systems completed at CERN
By Amalia Ballarino (CERN)
At the end of February, the final resistive parts for the current leads for HL-LHC Cold Powering Systems (WP6A) were completed at CERN by EN-MME, meaning that the full series of 157 units is now available!
Design and assembly processes are from the LHC HTS BSCCO 2223 current leads. Integration of instrumentation and of the high temperature superconducting (HTS) part of the current leads is also ongoing well by TE-MSC, and the full series of REBCO HTS tape has been procured. These represent important milestones for the ongoing series production of nine Cold Powering Systems for the HL-LHC upgrade.