Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling power of a parallel multi pack system. The power control apparatus includes first to nth sensor units measuring operation characteristic values of first to nth battery packs connected in parallel; a power management unit controlling a power consumed in a load or a power provided by a charging device; and a multi pack management unit that: determines a pack resistance of each of the battery packs based on the operation characteristic value of each battery pack received from the sensor units, determines a minimum available power among available powers respectively corresponding to the pack resistances of the battery packs, determines a total power of the parallel multi pack system so the pack power of a battery pack having a lowest pack resistance becomes identical to the minimum available power, and transmit the determined total power to the power management unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling power of a parallel multi pack module. The apparatus determines a minimum available power of first to nth battery packs based on operation characteristic values of the first to nth battery packs, determines a total power of the parallel multi pack module from the minimum available power and a ratio of a summed current value to a maximum current value among the measured current values of the first to nth battery packs, and transmits the determined total power of the parallel multi pack module to the power management unit, and the power management unit controls the power consumed in a load or the power provided to the parallel multi pack module by a charging device so as not to exceed the total power of the parallel multi pack module.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling power of a parallel multi pack system. The power control apparatus includes first to nth sensor units measuring operation characteristic values of first to nth battery packs connected in parallel; a power management unit controlling a power consumed in a load or a power provided by a charging device; and a multi pack management unit that: determines a pack resistance of each of the battery packs based on the operation characteristic value of each battery pack received from the sensor units, determines a minimum available power among available powers respectively corresponding to the pack resistances of the battery packs, determines a total power of the parallel multi pack system so the pack power of a battery pack having a lowest pack resistance becomes identical to the minimum available power, and transmit the determined total power to the power management unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a computed tomography (CT) system which includes a rotatable collimator. The CT system includes a gantry. The gantry includes an X-ray source that generates X-rays, a collimator that is provided inside the X-ray source to be rotatable and that limits an irradiation area of the X-rays generated by the X-ray source, and an X-ray detector that is provided at a side portion of the X-ray source.

Abstract: Disclosed is a computed tomography (CT) system which includes a rotatable collimator. The CT system includes a gantry. The gantry includes an X-ray source that generates X-rays, a collimator that is provided inside the X-ray source to be rotatable and that limits an irradiation area of the X-rays generated by the X-ray source, and an X-ray detector that is provided at a side portion of the X-ray source.