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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

CLARA Phase 2 Power Converter

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31121000
Value£100k
Deadline5 Sept 2016
Published29 Jul 2016
RegionNorth West
Timeline
Published 29 Jul 2016ClosedCloses 5 Sept 2016
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£100ktotal contract value
median £94k
this tender£0£2.3m

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The brief

This specification covers the procurement of 16 bipolar power converters for the CLARA project – phase 2; 15 power converters are to be connected to Quadrupole magnets, the 16th is to be reserved as a spare.

The Quadrupoles are required to be bipolar, as magnets of this type may sometimes be used in a scanning mode where the current has to be run smoothly through zero from one polarity to the other.

During this type of operation the power converter shall be capable of a ramp rate of up to 10A/sec, ramping up to full current, before ramping back to 0A at 10A/sec.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Quadrupoles are required to be bipolar

The Quadrupoles are required to be bipolar, as magnets of this type may sometimes be used in a scanning mode where the current has to be run smoothly through zero from one polarity to the other.

02

During this type of operation the power

During this type of operation the power converter shall be capable of a ramp rate of up to 10A/sec, ramping up to full current, before ramping back to 0A at 10A/sec.

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UK SBS PR16149
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