• DocumentCode
    585530
  • Title

    Power electronics in biomedical applications - An overview

  • Author

    Grzesik, Boguslaw ; Stepien, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Silesian Univ. of Technol., Gliwice, Poland
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-6 Sept. 2012
  • Abstract
    The paper is focussed on power electronics in biomedical applications. The introductory part delivers definitions of power electronics. Then there are the technical demands concerning power electronics in biomedical applications. Finally the biomedical application together with examples are discussed. Closing part of the paper embraces biomedical applications seen from the point of view of power electronics.
  • Keywords
    artificial organs; biomedical MRI; biomedical engineering; power electronics; biomedical applications; power electronics; technical demands; Coils; Heart; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; Power electronics; Saturation magnetization; Superconducting magnets; artificial heart; biomedical engineering; transcutaneous energy transfer;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (EPE/PEMC), 2012 15th International
  • Conference_Location
    Novi Sad
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1970-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1971-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EPEPEMC.2012.6397472
  • Filename
    6397472