Grid interface design for the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC)

This paper discusses the grid interface challenges for CERN's proposed Compact Linear Colliders' (CLIC) klystron modulators, including a 280 MW power system optimisation. The modular multilevel converter is evaluated as a candidate topology for a Medium Voltage grid interface along with a control method for reducing the impact of klystron modulators on the electrical network.

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