BiRa Systems Inc.

BiRa Systems Inc is a manufacturing small business that has been operating since 1972 and is well-established in the High Energy Physics community. A privately held company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, BiRa is a globally recognized manufacturer of quality designs developed in National Laboratories, known for their technological agility and outstanding customization capabilities and prized for their ability to develop innovative products through partnerships.

 

Because it is so difficult to get on the National Labs’ preferred/approved supplier lists, many well-recognized corporations such as Keysight Technologies, National Instruments, Ametek and TDK-Lambda, have made VAR agreements and partnered with BiRa Systems to supply the DOE Labs with the state-of-the-art Data Acquisition, Precision Magnet Current Power Supply Systems, and Test and Measurement Products.

 

BiRa is known for the quality and reliability of the hardware it manufactures, and achieved that reputation as a result of collaboration with leading scientists of the major DOE Labs. For nearly five decades, BiRa Systems’ legacy has been the “go-to” company when a new experiment or a long-term project is being developed in the labs.

 

Based on our unique position in the industry and close collaboration with many leading physics groups we have created a very successful VAR procurement division that caters as a sole supplier for all the daily operations of running the LANL and Sandia experiments.

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    • Proven member of a modular Power Module family, more than 800 units are in service
    • Precision-regulated Bi-Polar output provides up to +12 to -12 Amps for Magnet loads.
    • Smooth operation through zero amps output current, no “Crossover” problems.
    • All 2510 MCOR12 Power Modules are identical and interchangeable.
    • Has two high-precision measurements of output current;
      • one is used to close the regulation control loop,
      • provides an independent monitoring signal to the Crate Interface Card.
    • Fault sensing circuitry in the module sets a Fault Latch which inhibits the output.
    • A (momentary) Sync input signal inhibits MOSFET switching when it is active (high);
      • this eliminate switching noise .
      • reduces power line noise during sensitive analog signal measurements.

     

    • Proven member of a modular Power Module family, more than 800 units are in service
    • Precision-regulated Bi-Polar output provides up to +30 to -30 Amps for Magnet loads.
    • Smooth operation through zero amps output current, no “Crossover” problems.
    • All 2510R30 MCOR30 Power Modules are identical and interchangeable
      • Programming Card is plugged into the replacement module.
    • Each channel has a critically-damped, LC noise filter with a cut-off frequency of about 8 kHz.
    • A 16-pin front panel diagnostics connector taps onto major circuit nodes which enables quick “inthe-crate” fault evaluation

     

    • 2U Chassis – 19″ rack mount 3.48” Height, 9.60” Depth and Weight 6lb.
    • Power 120V AC 60Hz
    • Washable front removable air filter
    • Ball Bearing AC fans provide 330 CFM
    • Dual plenum design
    • Cooling for 160mm,220mm depth modules
    • Diverts lower warmed air to rear of Cabinet
    • RM option diverts lower air to front of Cabinet

     

    • accommodate these control schemes
    • total control system interface on a single VME-standard card
    • occupies the left-most slot of the crate
    • monitoring voltage reference inputs, output voltages and fault conditions
    • standard VMEbus-compatible 6U by 220 mm board installed
    • Eurocard crate
    • Two 96-pin I/O connectors

     

  • MCOR Modules

    MCOR 2/6/9/12

    Each module can be customized to provide maximum outputs of 2 amps, 6 amps, 9 amps, and 12 amps. Up to 16 of these can fit in a single 6U VME style crate.

    MCOR 30

    Each module can provide a maximum output 30 amps. Up to 8 of these can fit in a single 6U VME style crate.

    • provides precision bi-polar output currents
    • minimal zero-cross over distortion
    • 19” rack mounted 6U x 220 mm crate
    • crate has 17 slots; 16 (slot 0 thru 15)
    • connectors
      • J1 (ExtIntlk),
      • J2 (CrateOK),
      • J3 (Input Reference Voltages),
      • J4 (Output Monitors), and
      • J9 (Bitbus)

     


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