Non-Planar Voltage Multiplier for X-Ray Source Insulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing x-ray sources face challenges with the weight and size of electrical insulation needed for voltage isolation in portable devices, as current insulation methods are heavy and expensive, making it difficult to fit these devices into small spaces while maintaining effective voltage isolation.
Innovation Solution
The design of voltage multipliers with a V-shape or X-shape configuration, where low and high voltage sections are arranged in distinct planes, and a curved shape with a gradually increasing voltage, reduces the need for electrical insulation by smoothing electric field gradients, allowing for a smaller and lighter x-ray source.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional electrical insulation methods are used for voltage isolation, then effective voltage isolation is achieved, but the device becomes heavy and large in size
Solution Approach 1:
The voltage multiplier circuit board is shaped with curved surfaces and non-planar geometry, specifically forming V-shape or X-shape configurations. This curvature allows the high voltage sections to be positioned at greater physical distances from low voltage sections without requiring additional insulation material, thereby reducing the overall device weight while maintaining adequate voltage isolation through increased spatial separation
2Reliability
If traditional electrical insulation methods are used for voltage isolation, then effective voltage isolation is achieved, but the device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from a planar two-dimensional layout to a three-dimensional non-planar configuration. The voltage multiplier circuit board is folded and curved to create vertical and angular separations between high and low voltage sections. This dimensional change allows compact packaging while maintaining adequate isolation distances, reducing the overall device volume without compromising voltage isolation effectiveness
3Weight of stationary object
If curved shape configuration is used, then electrical insulation is reduced, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The curved voltage multiplier circuit board is divided into multiple planar sections or segments that are connected at specific angles. Each segment can be manufactured separately with standard precision requirements, then assembled to form the complete curved configuration. This segmentation approach maintains the weight reduction benefits of the curved design while reducing the manufacturing precision requirements for each individual component
Data Source
AI summary
In order to reduce the amount of electrical insulation needed for voltage isolation of large voltages generated by a voltage multiplier, the voltage multiplier can be shaped to smooth out electric field gradients. The voltage multiplier can comprise multiple sections, each section located in a different plane. The voltage multiplier can comprise a negative voltage multiplier and a positive voltage multiplier, each inclined at different angles with respect to each other. The voltage multiplier can include a curved shape.