CAS course on Power Converters in Baden, Switzerland
The CERN Accelerator School (CAS) and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) recently organised a specialised course on Power Converters, which was held at the Hotel du Parc in Baden, Switzerland from 7 to 14 May 2014.
Photo courtesy of Markus Fischer, Paul Scherrer Institut.
Following some recapitulation lectures on accelerators and the requirements on power converters, the course covered a wide range of topics related to the different types of power converters needed for particle accelerators. Topical seminars completed the programme.
The course was very successful, attended by 84 students representing 21 nationalities, mostly from European countries but also from America, Brazil, Canada, China, Iran, Jordan and Thailand. Feedback from the participants was very positive, reflecting the high standard of the lectures and teaching.
In addition to the academic programme, the participants also had an opportunity to take part in a full-day site visit to ABB and PSI and an excursion to the Rhine Falls.
Sponsoring in the form of scholarships was offered by CAENels, OCEM and CERN to deserving students who would otherwise not have been able to attend.
Forthcoming CAS courses will be a specialised school on Plasma Wake Acceleration to be held at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland from 23 to 29 November 2014 and a US-CERN-JAPAN-RUSSIA Joint International Accelerator School course on Beam Loss and Accelerator Protection to be held in Newport Beach, California, USA from 5 to 14 November 2014. More information on both of these schools is available on the CAS website.
