Energy radiation generator with bi-polar voltage ladder
US10102998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49117
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A well-logging tool may include a sonde housing, and a radiation generator carried by the sonde housing. The radiation generator may include a generator housing, a target carried by the generator housing, a charged particle source carried by the generator housing to direct charged particles at the target, and at least one voltage source coupled to the charged particle source. The at least one voltage source may include a voltage ladder comprising a plurality of voltage multiplication stages coupled in a bi-polar configuration, and at least one loading coil coupled at at least one intermediate position along the voltage ladder. The well-logging tool may further include at least one radiation detector carried by the sonde housing.
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