Patent ID: 11883227
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An imaging system, comprising:
a PDU with an input electrically coupled to a three-phase AC power source and at least one output;
an imaging system gantry with at least one input electrically coupled to the at least one output of the PDU; and
an energy storage system configured to store electrical energy and output the stored electrical energy to power an X-ray generator during an X-ray exposure; wherein the energy storage system comprises:
at least one battery having an input and an output;
a battery charger having an input for receiving DC power and an output electrically coupled to the input of the at least one battery, the battery charger configured to charge the at least one battery;
a switch having an input electrically coupled to the output of the at least one battery and an output operable to supply stored electrical energy from the at least one battery to the X-ray generator.