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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Uwm Research Foundation, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Adel Nasiri, Mequon, WI (US);
Seyed Ahmad Hamidi, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Russell Wayne Hum, Waukesha, WI (US);
John Ferdinand Bopp, West Bend, WI (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system includes an AC-DC converter configured to convert power from an AC supply to a DC bus to provide a first portion of power a medical imaging load. The system includes an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) coupled to the DC bus. The UPS comprises at least one battery cell and a DC-DC converter comprising one or more switches and coupled between the at least one battery cell and the DC bus. The system includes a control system comprising a processor configured to send one or more signals to control operation of the one or more switches to cause the DC-DC converter to control power discharged from the at least one battery cell to the DC bus to provide a second portion of power to the medical imaging load.