17–22 May 2026
C.I.D
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Preliminary design of motor drivers for the shenzhen superconducting soft X-ray Free Electron

TUP7633
19 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Board: Tuesday baguette: BC16
Poster Presentation MC7.T07: Superconducting RF Poster session

Speaker

Zhiyuan Zhang (Institute of Advanced Light Source Facilities, Shenzhen)

Description

This report presents the preliminary design of two motor drivers developed for the S3FEL project: one for cavity tuning and the other for coupler adjustment. Both drivers control stepper motors to regulate the resonant frequency and coupling degree of the 1.3 GHz superconducting cavity, respectively. Each driver comprises two functional modules: a motor driver board and a limit signal conditioning circuit. The driver board translates low-power control signals (enable, direction, speed) into high-power outputs to drive the motor. Key design features include optocoupler-based isolation between control and power stages to prevent interference, subdivided stepping for improved positioning accuracy and motion smoothness, and real-time current monitoring to ensure correct output. The limit signal conditioning circuit provides excitation to the limit switches, samples their status, and returns the signals to the controller. Both drivers also supply a holding current to maintain motor position when stationary. Experimental validation confirms that the designed drivers satisfy the operational requirements for precise tuning and coupling control in the S3FEL system.

Funding Agency

the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12405221)

Paper status Proceeding files received

Author

Xiwen Dai (Institute of Advanced Light Source Facilities, Shenzhen)

Co-authors

Jinfu Zhu (Institute of Advanced Light Source Facilities, Shenzhen) Zhiyuan Zhang (Institute of Advanced Light Source Facilities, Shenzhen) Hongli Ding (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics) Jiayue Yang (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics) Weiqing Zhang (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics)

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