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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2000
Raphael Yair, Haifa, IL;
Zvi Shamir, Haruzim, IL;
Raphael Yair, Haifa, IL;
Zvi Shamir, Haruzim, IL;
GE Medical Technology Services, Inc., Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A switching circuit configured to substantially linearly conduct current between a source and a load includes a switching device and a steering circuit. The switching device has a conductive state in which a first portion of the current flows between the source and the load, the conductive state being dependent on the magnitude of the current. The steering circuit has a conductive state in which a second portion of the current flows, such that substantially the entire current is conducted between the source and the load. The switching circuit is particularly suited for use in a magnetic resonance imaging system to conduct gradient current between the gradient amplifiers and the gradient coils.