Peak shave enabled computed tomography system with built-in uninterruptible power supply and stabilizer

A computed tomography (CT) scanning apparatus, comprising:

• an energy storage component disposed in a stationary portion of the CT scanning apparatus, wherein the energy storage component is configured to receive electrical power from an external source and to store the electrical power;
• and
• an energy storage management system coupled to the energy storage component and configured to regulate both storage of the electrical power on the energy storage component and utilization of the electrical power stored on the energy storage component by the CT scanning apparatus, and wherein the energy storage component comprises a plurality of batteries stacked in series and control circuitry;
• wherein the energy storage component is configured to serve as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the CT scanning apparatus and to provide peak power shaving during peak power operation of the CT scanning apparatus;
• and
• wherein the control circuitry is configured to select a UPS mode of operation from among a plurality of UPS modes of operation for the plurality of batteries during the peak power operation of the CT scanning apparatus, and wherein each UPS mode of operation represents a different percentage of the electrical power provided to the CT scanning apparatus by the plurality of batteries during the peak power operation.