Powering Particle Accelerators

This thesis considers the design of power supplies for the magnetic and electrical dipoles used in typical particle accelerators. First the thermoelectric current generation system is studied, its high current, low voltage properties as they apply to the power supply for a superconducting coil magnet are presented and results of experiments to characterize the thermoelectric modules are explained. Subsequently, the design of a high voltage, low current power supply is developed from the concept of a high voltage multiplier and the results of simulation in SPICE of the design for performance analysis are presented.