Title :
Battery power comparison to charge medical devices in developing countries
Author :
Casanova, Alesia M. ; Bray, Andrew S. ; Powers, Taylor A. ; Nimunkar, Amit J. ; Webster, John G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
Many people in developing countries cannot afford or rely on certain modes of electricity. We establish the reasonability of relying on lead-acid batteries, 9 V alkaline batteries, and lithium-ion batteries for charging low-voltage medical equipment. Based on the research and tests we conducted, we determined that using these battery types to charge medical devices truly is a reasonable solution.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; secondary cells; alkaline battery; battery power comparison; charge medical devices; charging low-voltage medical equipment; developing countries; lead-acid batteries; lithium-ion battery; voltage 9 V; Computer-Aided Design; Developing Countries; Electric Power Supplies; Energy Transfer; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Equipment and Supplies; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333717
