A Shot Parameter Specification Subsystem for Automated Control of PBFA II Accelerator Shots

Abstract

The Shot Parameter Specification Subsystem (SPSS) is an integral part of the automatic control system developed for the Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II (PBFA II) by the Control Monitor (C/M) Software Development Team [1). This system has been designed to fully utilize the accelerator by tailoring shot parameters to the needs of the experimenters. The SPSS is the key to this flexibility. Automatic systems will be required on many pulsed power machines for the fastest turnaround, the highest reliability, and most cost effective operation. These systems will require the flexibility and the ease of use that is part of the SPSS. The PBFA II control system has proved to be an effective modular system [2], flexible enough to meet the demands of both the fast track construction of PBFA II and the control needs of Hermes III at the Simulation Technology Laboratory. This system is expected to meet the demands of most future machine changes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA638748

Entities

People

  • James L. Spiller

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Automatic
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Consoles
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Generators
  • Numbers
  • Power
  • Pulsed Power
  • Research Facilities
  • Resilience
  • Software Development
  • Specifications
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Software Engineering

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  • Directed Energy