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Arrangement for contactless power transmission and grounding in a computed tomography system

US8987944B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Horst Friesner · Meckenheim, DE
Florian Hofmann · Wiesbaden, DE
Thomas Luthardt · Bamberg, DE
Helmut Repp · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 7, 2011
Grant date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02J2310/23
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present embodiments include an arrangement for contactless transmission of electrical power between a fixed gantry section and a gantry section of a computed tomography system that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The arrangement includes a first carrier ring in annular form arranged on the rotatable gantry section in an electrically conductive manner, and at least one first conductor element arranged in or on the first carrier ring, the at least one first conductor element being insulated from the first carrier ring and being for contactless receiving of the electrical power. The arrangement also includes at least one grounding slip ring arranged in or on the first carrier ring. The at least one grounding slip ring is connected to the first carrier ring in an electrically conductive manner.

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