X-ray basics

HV generator
Low frequency generator
Inverter principle
Main inverter
Inverter with multi-resonant
circuit

Serial
Resonance

Lpar

Lser

Power[kW]
Cser

leakage
inductance of Working Area
HV Transormer

Parallel
Resonce
Frequency
f par 1 has to be
2 LC adjusted !!!
(Gen_Osc)

Frequency f [kHz]
Parallel
Resonance
about 23..52 kHz
High frequency generator

x-ray tube

main full capacitor high voltage full wave high voltage

power wave bank inverter transformer rectifier capacitors

50/60 half wave capacitive high high voltage rectified capacitive constant

Hz rectified smoothed frequency high frequency smoothed voltage

Principle of inverter generators
Tube Rotating Anode
Control
I Tube
3 AC
Line Input Inverter High Voltage
EMI Filter Transformer
UDC DC
DC
fan = 4 - 300 Hz IGBT
U Tube S = 10 - 20 kVA
PWM

AC

400 V UDC = 566 V U T = 40 - 150 kV

IGBT: fres = 30 - 100 kHz I T = 0,1 - 1000 mA
AC
IF
P Puls = 4 W - 100 kW
P 60s 40 kW
DC
P 10min 10 kW
IGBT fres = 20 - 100 kHz
PH = 100 - 150 W
Waveform of Load Current

Variing the frequency

of the main inverter

varies the load current!

What we see:
Ch1: I_load (1V = 50A)
Ch2:
Ch3: UI_load_act (1V = 50A)
Ch4: Ucon (setpoint value)
Comparison of Generators

3 Phase Generator Converter Generator

U [kV] U [kV] Multipuls
6 - Puls

~200 x faster

3,33 t [ms] t [ms]

0,015
HV generator control
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Tank dambing resistor

smoothing capacity

rectifier diodes

transformer with ferrit

coil

- compact
dimensions
- high power
(up to 80kW)
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Power Distribution System
PDS

DC-Buffer (10mF)
Picture of Emotion family
generator
Powerbox

High-Voltage
Tank
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generator Rotating Anode-
Power

Electronicbox

Filament-
Power

HV Control-Board