Parallel operation of switching amplifiers driving magnetic resonance imaging cadient coils

Conference Proceedings - IPEMC 2004: 4th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1563-1567

  Sabate, Juan ^a   Li, Qiming ^b   Wirth, William F ^c  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (China)

^c GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

High power; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Paralleling; Switched amplifier

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; SWITCHING; TRANSIENTS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

GRADIENT COILS; HIGH-POWER; PARALLELING; SWITCHED AMPLIFIERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 17444419700     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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