公开(公告)号：US10602600B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US16173204

申请日：2018-10-29

Applicant: Moxtek, Inc.

Inventor： Ricky B. Steck ,  Gordon Ernest Smith ,  Eric Miller ,  David S. Hoffman

IPC: H05G1/06 ,  H05G1/10

Abstract: An x-ray source can include a housing with material with an atomic number of ≥42 and a thermal conductivity of ≥3 W/(m*K) to assist in removing heat from the x-ray source and to block x-rays emitted in undesirable directions. An x-ray source can include a shell that is electrically conductive and that encloses at least part of a voltage multiplier without enclosing a control circuit to minimize or eliminate electromagnetic interference in the control circuitry caused by the voltage multiplier. An x-ray source can include a negative voltage multiplier, a positive voltage multiplier, and a ground plane between the negative voltage multiplier and the positive voltage multiplier. The ground plane can minimize or eliminate electromagnetic interference between the negative voltage multiplier and the positive voltage multiplier. An air-filled channel, associated with the ground plane, can reduce weight of the x-ray source.

公开(公告)号：US20190182943A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16173204

申请日：2018-10-29

Applicant: Moxtek, Inc.

Inventor： Ricky B. Steck ,  Gordon Ernest Smith ,  Eric Miller ,  David S. Hoffman

IPC: H05G1/06 ,  H05G1/10

Abstract: An x-ray source can include a housing with material with an atomic number of 42 and a thermal conductivity of ≥3 W/(m*K) to assist in removing heat from the x-ray source and to block x-rays emitted in undesirable directions. An x-ray source can include a shell that is electrically conductive and that encloses at least part of a voltage multiplier without enclosing a control circuit to minimize or eliminate electromagnetic interference in the control circuitry caused by the voltage multiplier. An x-ray source can include a negative voltage multiplier, a positive voltage multiplier, and a ground plane between the negative voltage multiplier and the positive voltage multiplier. The ground plane can minimize or eliminate electromagnetic interference between the negative voltage multiplier and the positive voltage multiplier. An air-filled channel, associated with the ground plane, can reduce weight of the x-ray source.

公开(公告)号：US20170013702A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15138794

申请日：2016-04-26

Applicant: Moxtek, Inc.

Inventor： Gordon Ernest Smith ,  Tyler Dean Washburn

IPC: H05G1/10 ,  H05G1/32 ,  H01J35/06 ,  H02M5/293 ,  H01J35/08

CPC classification number: H05G1/10 ,  H01J35/116 ,  H02M5/293 ,  H05G1/14 ,  H05G1/32

Abstract: The invention includes a power supply 17 for an x-ray tube 49. The power supply 17 can comprise a control box 48 and a remote box 47. An electron-emitter transformer 14 can be located in the remote box 47. A box-connector cable 41 between the control box 48 and the remote box 47 can be relatively long and an x-ray tube cable 21 between the remote box 47 and an electron emitter 19 can be relatively short. This design can provide improved electrical power transfer from the power supply 17 to the x-ray tube 49. Also, electrical cable size and cost can be reduced if a high voltage source 15 is located in the remote box 47.

Abstract translation: 本发明包括用于X射线管49的电源17.电源17可以包括控制箱48和遥控盒47.电子发射变压器14可以位于遥控盒47中。盒连接器 控制箱48和遥控盒47之间的电缆41可以相当长，并且在遥控盒47和电子发射器19之间的X射线管电缆21可以相对较短。 该设计可以提供从电源17到X射线管49的改进的电力传输。而且，如果高压源15位于远程盒47中，则电缆尺寸和成本可以降低。