X-ray generator and X-ray analyzer
A heat pump is used to cool an X-ray tube, and waste heat from the heat pump is used to heat a separate part (a spectroscope, for example). As a result, the X-ray tube can be cooled using the heat pump, and the waste heat from the heat pump resulting from the cooling thereof can be used to heat a separate part. In this way, by heating a separate part using the waste heat from the heat pump, it is possible to effectively utilize heat generated from the X-ray tube so as to reduce the power consumption.
1. An X-ray generator for generating X-rays, comprising:
an X-ray tube;
a heat pump being used to cool the X-ray tube, waste heat from the heat pump being used to heat a separate part; and
a processor configured to:
determine an amount of power supplied to the X-ray tube; and
control the heat pump based on the amount of power being supplied to the X-ray tube.
2. An X-ray analyzer for analyzing a sample using X-rays, comprising:
the X-ray generator according to claim 1 , wherein the X-rays generated by the X-ray generator are used to analyze the sample.
3. The X-ray analyzer according to claim 2 , wherein the separate part comprises a spectroscope for splitting light from a sample;
wherein waste heat from the heat pump is used to heat the spectroscope.
4. The X-ray analyzer according to claim 3 , wherein the waste heat from the heat pump is used to heat another separate part.
5. The X-ray analyzer according to claim 4 , wherein the other separate part comprises the sample, wherein waste heat from the heat pump is used to heat the sample.
6. The X-ray generator according to claim 1 , wherein the heat pump comprises:
a compressor that is configured to cool a cooling medium used to cool the X-ray tube; and
a radiator, that is connected to the compressor via piping, to radiate the waste heat from the compressor to heat the separate part.
7. An X-ray analyzer, comprising:
an X-ray tube;
a heat pump that is configured to cool the X-ray tube, wherein waste heat generated from the heat pump is used to heat a spectroscopic chamber of the X-ray analyzer;
a processor configured to:
determine an amount of power supplied to the X-ray tube; and
control the heat pump based on the amount of power being supplied to the X-ray tube.
8. The X-ray analyzer of claim 7 , wherein the heat pump comprises:
a compressor that is configured to provide a heating medium to a radiator via piping; and
the radiator that is configured to heat the spectroscopic chamber based on the heating medium being provided via the compressor.
9. The X-ray analyzer of claim 7 , further comprising:
a circulator configured to circulate a cooling medium to cool the X-ray tube; wherein
the heat pump is configured to absorb heat from the circulator.
10. The X-ray analyzer of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
control a driving of a heater of the spectroscopic chamber based on a detection signal from a temperature sensor of the spectroscopic chamber.
11. The X-ray analyzer of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
control a driving of an opening mechanism of the spectroscopic chamber to adjust a temperature of a spectroscope of the X-ray analyzer based on a detection signal from a temperature sensor of the spectroscopic chamber.
12. The X-ray analyzer of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
control a driving of an air conditioner of the spectroscopic chamber based on a detection signal from a temperature sensor of the spectroscopic chamber.
13. The X-ray analyzer of claim 7 , wherein:
the heat pump comprises a first radiator and a second radiator; and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
adjust a driving of a flow rate adjustment part based on a detection signal from a temperature sensor of the spectroscopic chamber, wherein the flow rate adjustment part
adjusts a flow rate of a cooling medium to the first radiator and another flow rate of the cooling medium to the second radiator.
14. The X-ray analyzer of claim 13 , wherein the first radiator is disposed within the spectroscopic chamber, and the second radiator is disposed outside of the spectroscopic chamber.