General Electric Company

Wensen Wang

Yogen Vishwas Utturkar

Weijun Yin

Tunc Icoz

William James Premerlani

Kanakasabapathi Subramanian

Christopher Fred Keimel

John Norton Park

Kathleen Melanie Amm

Bruce Campbell Amm

Bruce Courtney Campbell Amm

Joshua Isaac Wright

Ajit Achuthan

Somashekhar Basavaraj

Kristina Margaret Korosi

A transverse gradient coil for an MRI system is provided. The transverse gradient coil comprises a first coil layer; and an insulation layer made of thermoplastic insulation resin which has a thermal conductivity greater than 1.5 W/m&#xb7;K, the insulation layer having one side bonded to the first coil layer. A method for manufacturing the transverse gradient coil by injection molding or compression molding is also provided.

Transverse gradient coil for MRI systems and method for manufacturing the same

A system is presented. The system includes detection circuitry configured to detect occurrence of a zero crossing of an alternating source voltage or an alternating load current. The system also includes switching circuitry coupled to the detection circuitry and comprising a micro-electromechanical system switch. Additionally, the system includes control circuitry coupled to the detection circuitry and the switching circuitry and configured to perform arc-less switching of the micro-electromechanical system switch responsive to a detected zero crossing of an alternating source voltage or alternating load current.

Micro-electromechanical system based soft switching

A folded gradient terminal board end connector includes a multi-layer terminal connection board having a plurality of connection paths and vias configured to provide intercrossing between a plurality of folded gradient coils and further to provide symmetry between the plurality of folded gradient coils without spatial interference between folded portions of the plurality of folded gradient coils to optimize the folded gradient coil efficiency.

Folded gradient terminal board end connector

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