发明名称 APPARATUS AND METHODS TO CONTROL AN ELECTRON BEAM OF AN X-RAY TUBE
摘要 Apparatus and methods to control an electron beam of an x-ray tube are provided. One apparatus includes at least one of (i) a first switching unit having a voltage source and a pair of switches connected in series and configured to switch between open and closed positions to change an output voltage to engage or bypass the voltage source or (ii) a second switching unit connected to a voltage source and having a first pair of switches connected in series and a second pair of switches connected in series, wherein the first and second pair of switches are connected in parallel, and wherein the first and second pairs of switches are configured to switch between open and closed position to change an output voltage generated from the voltage source. The first and second switching units are connected in series and a third switching unit provided that is amplitude controllable.
申请公布号 US2015063546(A1) 申请公布日期 2015.03.05
申请号 US201414202520 申请日期 2014.03.10
申请人 General Electric Company 发明人 Caiafa Antonio;Wiedmann Uwe;Ernest Philippe;Baptiste Georges William;Poincloux Dominique;Jiang Yan
分类号 H01J35/14;H01J35/06;H05G1/30 主分类号 H01J35/14
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主权项 1. A system for controlling an electron beam in an x-ray source, the system comprising: at least one of (i) a first switching unit having a voltage source and a pair of switches connected in series and configured to switch between open and closed positions to change an output voltage to one of engage or bypass the voltage source, or (ii) a second switching unit having a voltage source, and a first pair of switches connected in series and a second pair of switches connected in series, the first and second pair of switches connected in parallel, and wherein the first and second pairs of switches are configured to switch between open and closed positions to engage or bypass the voltage source to an output voltage; and at least one of a third switching unit having an amplitude controllable voltage source with controllable amplitude, a first pair of switches connected in series and a second pair of switches connected in series, wherein the first and second pair of switches are connected in parallel, and wherein the first and second pairs of switches are configured to switch between open and closed positions to engage the amplitude controllable voltage source with as a positive voltage, a negative voltage or to bypass the amplitude controllable voltage source, wherein the first, second, and third switching units are connected in series and the output voltages generated by the first, second and third switching units define a voltage profile for controlling an electron beam in an x-ray source.
地址 Schenectady NY US