Points of Load: Performance test in high-B environment

Abstract

The performance in magnetic field (B-field) of a DC-DC converter ad hoc designed for LHC operation has been evaluated. The tests have been carried out at the Laboratorio Acceleratori e Superconduttività Applicata (LASA), in Milan (Italy), in the first months of 2014 and the experimental results are here presented and discussed. The ability to operate in hostile environment of the tested DC-DC converter is very interesting in particular when used in measuring system for physics experiments. In this case, in fact, the presence of radiation and strong magnetic field make electronic devices challenged to function. In particular, in this paper the operation in high B-field environment has been investigated and discussed.