17–22 May 2026
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Optimization of DCCT magnetic core matching using unsupervised machine learning techniques for high-precision beam current measurement

MOP6624
18 May 2026, 16:00
2h
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C.I.D

Deauville, France
Board: Monday wine: WB24
Poster Presentation MC6.T03: Beam Diagnostics and Instrumentation Poster session

Speaker

Weiling Huang (Institute of High Energy Physics)

Description

DC Current Transformers (DCCTs) are essential instruments for non-interceptive beam current measurement in particle accelerators. The zero-flux modulation principle demands exceptional symmetry between paired magnetic cores to achieve sub-$\mu$A offset stability. Conventional core matching based on static magnetic parameters provides only an engineering approximation, as it neglects the dynamic magnetization behavior under AC modulation. This paper presents a novel approach employing unsupervised machine learning techniques applied to 6 dynamic magnetic parameters ($\mu_\mathbf{a}$, $\delta$, $B_\mathbf{r}$, $B_\mathbf{m}$, $H_\mathbf{c}$, $H_\mathbf{m}$) measured at 50 kHz sinusoidal excitation for 19 Fe-based nanocrystalline cores. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) reduces the feature space while preserving $89.64\%$ of total variance. An adaptive multi-objective K-Means strategy successfully isolates anomalous specimens ($K=2$), while a density-based evaluation framework partitions the remaining operational cores into 5 highly homogeneous sub-groups. This two-tier matching scheme enables a physically rigorous core pairing that accounts for real-world dynamic magnetization and domain wall losses under actual DCCT operating conditions.

Funding Agency

  • This work is supported in part by National Natural Science Fund (No. 12275294).

Footnotes

† huangwei@ihep.ac.cn

Paper status Resubmitted proceeding files received and assigned to an editor. Accepted.

Author

Weiling Huang (Institute of High Energy Physics)

Co-authors

Fang Li (Institute of High Energy Physics) Lei Zeng (Institute of High Energy Physics) Mengyu Liu (Institute of High Energy Physics) Renjun Yang (Institute of High Energy Physics) Ms Rui Yang (Institute of High Energy Physics) Ruiyang Qiu (Institute of High Energy Physics) Ms Xin Qi (Institute of High Energy Physics)

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