Title :
Characteristics of a novel energy transmission for a rechargeable cardiac pacemaker by using a resonant DC-DC converter
Author :
Nishimura, Toshi Hiro ; Hirachi, Katsuya ; Maejima, Yasushi ; Kuwana, Koji ; Saito, Masao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Oita Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A full-bridge resonant converter which transfers several W of power across a large, variable air gap has been designed and built. The converter can power a rechargeable cardiac pacemaker through intact skin by utilizing a transformer with an air gap of 0.5-1.5 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 :
bridge circuits; circuit resonance; pacemakers; power convertors; power transmission; prosthetic power supplies; transformers; 0.5 to 1.5 cm; air gap; energy transmission; full-bridge resonant converter; rechargeable cardiac pacemaker; resonant DC-DC converter; secondary winding; transcutaneous transformer; transformer; variable air gap; DC-DC power converters; Implants; Inductance; Laboratories; Pacemakers; Power supplies; Power transformers; RLC circuits; Resonance; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, Control, and Instrumentation, 1993. Proceedings of the IECON '93., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0891-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.1993.339160
