Compact radiation generator
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsVenugopal VADIVEL, Niranjan Kumar
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Abstract
A voltage rectifier circuit for a radiation generator is provided. The voltage rectifier circuit comprises at least one ring shaped first printed circuit board and at least one ring shaped second printed circuit board coupled to each other using a plurality of connectors and wherein each of the first and second printed circuit boards comprise, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The first terminal and second terminal are connected via an external diode assemble, and the first and third terminal are connected by a capacitor assembly embedded between them.
Claims10
A radiation generator comprising:
- an X-ray tube comprising a cathode and an anode, the X-ray tube enclosed in a shield housing;
- and
- a high voltage tank assembly configured to power the X-ray tube, the high voltage tank assembly comprising:
- a transformer assembly configured to supply an intermediate voltage;
- at least one voltage rectifier circuit coupled to the transformer assembly, the at least one voltage rectifier circuit being mounted within the shield housing (202) and configured to deliver high voltage to the X-ray tube,
- wherein the at least one voltage rectifier circuit comprises a series of rings positioned around the X-ray tube so as to provide a progressive increase in voltage, the at least one voltage rectifier circuit comprising at least one ring shaped first printed circuit board and at least one ring shaped second printed circuit board coupled to each other using a plurality of connectors, and
- wherein each of the first and second printed circuit boards comprise a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a diode assembly externally connected between the first terminal and the second terminal and a capacitor assembly embedded between the first terminal and the third terminal.
A voltage rectifier circuit for a radiation generator, the voltage rectifier circuit comprising:
- at least one ring shaped first printed circuit board and at least one ring shaped second printed circuit board coupled to each other using a plurality of connectors and wherein each of the first and second printed circuit boards comprise, a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a diode assembly externally connected between the first terminal and the second terminal and a capacitor assembly embedded between the first terminal and the third terminal.
A radiation generator comprising:
- an X-ray tube comprising a cathode and an anode, the X-ray tube enclosed in a shield housing;
- and
- a high voltage tank assembly configured to power the X-ray tube, the high voltage tank assembly comprising:
- a transformer assembly configured to supply an intermediate voltage;
- at least one voltage rectifier circuit coupled to the transformer assembly, the at least one voltage rectifier circuit being mounted within the shield housing and configured to deliver high voltage to the X-ray tube,
- wherein the at least one voltage rectifier circuit comprises a series of rings positioned around the X-ray tube so as to provide a progressive increase in voltage, the at least one voltage rectifier circuit comprising at least one ring shaped printed circuit board having a first layer and a second layer, and
- wherein each of the first and second layer comprise a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a diode assembly externally connected between the first terminal and the second terminal and a capacitor assembly embedded between the first terminal and the third terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.