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X-ray generator and slip ring for a CT system

  • US 7,110,488 B2
  • Filed: 07/19/2005
  • Issued: 09/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An x-ray generator for a CT scanner, the generator comprising:

  • a slip ring to transfer power to a rotating high voltage (HV) tank;

    a rotatable x-ray tube operationally connected to the slip ring to receive power from the HV tank and project x-rays toward a subject to be scanned; and

    a stationary inverter to provide AC power to the slip ring for transference to the HV tank, wherein the stationary inverter includes a number of power switches arranged in an H-bridge configuration having a pair of outputs, each output connected to one of a pair of resonant circuits.

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