• DocumentCode
    1169469
  • Title

    Design of transcutaneous energy transmission system using a series resonant converter

  • Author

    Ghahary, Ali ; Cho, Bo H.

  • Author_Institution
    Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    261
  • Lastpage
    269
  • Abstract
    A full-bridge zero-voltage-switched series resonant power converter that transfers 12-48 W of regulated power across a large, variable air gap has been designed and built. This converter can power an artificial heart through intact skin by utilizing a transformer with an air gap of 1-2 cm between the primary and the secondary. The secondary winding would be implanted under the skin, and the primary would be placed on top of the secondary outside the body
  • Keywords
    artificial organs; power convertors; power supplies to apparatus; power transformers; switching; transformer windings; 12 to 48 W; air gap; artificial heart; power supplies; power transformers; series resonant power converter; skin; transcutaneous energy transmission; winding; zero voltage switching; Artificial heart; Brushless DC motors; DC-DC power converters; Implants; Inductance; Instruments; Magnetic resonance; Power supplies; Power transformers; Skin;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/63.136242
  • Filename
    136242