Analysis of voltage signals from superconducting accelerator magnets Original Research Article

We present two techniques used in the analysis of voltage tap data collected during recent tests of superconducting magnets developed by the Superconducting Magnet Program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The first technique was used on a quadrupole to provide information about quench origins that could not be obtained using the time-of-flight method. The second technique illustrates the use of data from transient flux imbalances occurring during magnet ramping to diagnose changes in the current–temperature margin of a superconducting cable. In both cases, the results of this analysis contributed to make improvements on subsequent magnets.