Efficient Wireless Powering of Biomedical Sensor Systems for Multichannel Brain Implants
| Autor: | Tobias Volk, Adnan Yousaf, Sebastian Stoecklin, Leonhard Reindl |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Engineering
Human head Mathematical model business.industry 020208 electrical & electronic engineering Impedance matching Specific absorption rate 020206 networking & telecommunications 02 engineering and technology Inductance Transmission (telecommunications) Electromagnetic coil 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Electronic engineering Maximum power transfer theorem Electrical and Electronic Engineering business Instrumentation |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 65:754-764 |
| ISSN: | 1557-9662 0018-9456 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/tim.2015.2482278 |
| Popis: | This paper describes the complete mathematical optimization process of an inductive powering system suitable for the application within implanted biomedical systems. The optimization objectives are thereby size, energy efficiency, and tissue absorption. Within the first step, the influence of the operational frequency on the given quantities is computed by means of finite element simulations, yielding a compromise of power transfer efficiency of the wireless link and acceptable tissue heating in terms of the specific absorption rate. All simulations account for the layered structure of the human head, modeling the dielectric properties with Cole-Cole dispersion effects. In the second step, the relevant coupling and loss effects of the transmission coils are modeled as a function of the geometrical design parameters, enabling a noniterative and comprehensible mathematical derivation of the optimum coil geometry given an external size constraint. Further investigations of the optimum link design also consider high-permeability structures being applied to the primary coil, enhancing the efficiency by means of an increased mutual inductance. Thereby, a final link efficiency of 80% at a coil separation distance of 5 mm and 20% at 20 mm using a 10-mm planar receiving coil can be achieved, contributing to a higher integration density of multichannel brain implanted sensors. Moreover, the given procedure does not only give insight into the optimization of the coil design, but also provides a minimized set of mathematical expressions for designing a highly efficient primary side coil driver and for selecting the components of the secondary side impedance matching. All mathematical models and descriptions have been verified by simulation and concluding measurements. |
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