The SY5527LC system is the Low Cost compact version of a new line of power supply systems which represent CAEN’s latest proposal in the matter of High Voltage and Low Voltage Power Supplying. This system outlines a completely new approach to power generation and distribution by allowing the housing, in the same mainframe, of a wide range of boards with different functions, such as High/Low Voltage boards, generic I/O boards (temperature, pressure monitors, etc.) and branch controllers, where the latter are used to control other remote generators and distributors. Modularity, flexibility and reliability are the key-points of its design, enabling this module to meet the requirements needed in a wide range of experimental conditions. The mainframe is housed in a 4U-high euro-mechanics rack and hosts four main sections:
the Board Section, with 4 slots to house power supply boards, distributors and branch controllers;
the Fan Tray Section, housing 3 fans, with programmable rotation speed regulation;
the Power Supply Section, which hosts the 400 W power supply unit;
the CPU Section which includes all interface facilities.
The User Software Interface features the usual friendliness of the previous CAEN systems. The complete line of power supply boards and distributors that has been specially developed for SY1527 and SY2527 are fully compatible with the new mainframes.
The system allows also to deal with power supply solutions composed by “branch controllers (housed in the system mainframe) and on-detector remote boards (manufactured in order to be magnetic field and radiation tolerant).