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X-ray Generators

The X-ray Generators delivers the electrical power to energize the x-ray tube and permit the section of x-ray energy, X-ray quality, and exposure time and dissipation rates specific to a generator and x-ray tube target housing.


An x-ray generator is a device that helps to produce x-ray, together with an  x-ray detector, it is commonly used in a variety of applications including Medicine, x-ray, electronic assembly inspection, and measurement of material thickness in a manufacturing operators.

Types Of X-ray Generators 
• Single Phase Generators 
• Three Phase Generators 
• High-frequency Generators 
• Constant Voltage Generators 

- Single Phase Generators: - (also known as single alternator) is an alternating current electric generator that produce a single, continuously alternating voltage.

- Three Phase Generators: - work by producing three separate waves of AC power that operate in a sequence ensuring that there is always a continuous flow of energy and that’s the power level never dips as it does with single phase generator. Because of this uninterrupted reliability, Three phase generator are much more powerful.

An AC Three Phase Generators is simply three AC single phase generators. These generators run sequentially with an offset of 120° between them taken two at a time. Thus, the generator produces three waves of AC voltage in one cycle facilitating the consistent supply of constant voltage.

Three Phase Generators: – uses a transformer to the voltage that is applied across the x-ray tube The generator also rectifies the waveform from Alternating Current AC to Direct Current DC.

- High-frequency Generators: - Fully rectify AC current and supply the tube with DC current (High frequency means measuring even up-to 100KHZ instead of standard supply frequency of 50KHZ) The present HF X-ray generators use the frequency inverter-rectifier technology, to produce near constant potential.

Constant Voltage Generators: - Achieve a DC high voltage with minimal ripple through the use of a closed loop linear voltage Controller (e.g. High voltage triodes) in series with the tube, High frame rates and voltage are achieved,
- Constant potential generator use a complex technology with high cost investment and operation, and consequently have lost popularity.

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