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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jean-Francois Larroux, Buc, FR;
Julien Bouhraoua, Buc, FR;
Aurelien Gadenne, Buc, FR;
Uwe Wiedmann, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mark Frontera, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present inventors have recognized that fall times between high-kV to low-kV levels (during a 'dual energy' or 'fast-kV' energy scan) are linked to the discharge of HV (high voltage) capacitance. In an embodiment of the invention, a high voltage generator may be activated during fall transitions from first to second energy levels in order to substantially maintain a predetermined fall transition time. Accordingly, substantially equal energy distributions between high-kV and low-kV levels may be achieved.