Patent ID: 7110499

Claim:
A high-voltage supply for an X-ray device, the X-ray device having an X-ray tube and a high voltage generator for generating the high voltage required for operating the X- ray tube, the high-voltage supply comprising: a first electrically conductive line for connecting the high voltage generator to an anode of the X-ray tube, the first electrically conductive line including a first terminal resistor connected serially with the high voltage generator, anode and first electrically coupled line; an electrically conductive set of lines for connecting the high voltage generator to a cathode of the X-ray tube, the electrically conductive set of lines including a second electrically conductive line having a first end connectable to the high voltage generator and a second end connectable to the cathode of the X-ray tube, the electrically conductive set of lines further comprising a plurality of electrically conductive lines coupling the cathode of the X-ray tube with a transformer for generating heating current for the cathode, each of the plurality of electrically conductive lines including a filter inductor connected in series with the associated line and the cathode; and wherein the second electrically conductive line comprises a second terminal resistor connected in series between the second end of the second electrically conductive line and the cathode in parallel with the filter inductor of each of the plurality of electrically conductive lines.