Tang, Sai Chun; Le Tim Lun, Tian; Guo, Ziyan; Kwok, Ka Wai; McDannold, Nathan J; (2016) Mid-range wireless power transfer with segmented coil transmitters for implantable heart pumps. In: 2016 IEEE International Workshop on Electromagnetics: Applications and Student Innovation Competition (iWEM). (pp. pp. 1-3). IEEE: Nanjing, China.

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Abstract

In wireless power transfer systems, the transmitting coil dimensions can substantially affect the transmission range and alignment sensitivity. We found that a transmitting coil with larger inner and outer diameter has a wider transmission range and lower alignment sensitivity. Thus, we developed a larger coil (24¯30 cm2) designed to be embedded in the back of a vest to power DC pumps for artificial hearts or LVADs. To significantly reduce the required voltage, the coil was divided into 8 segments with resonant capacitors. The coil was operated at 6.78 MHz and evaluated with a 5.3-cm diameter receiving coil. A circuit model for the energy coupling coils was developed to predict the output power and efficiency. Having a coil separation of 7.7 cm, the output power and efficiency of the energy coupling coils are higher than 48 W and 80%, respectively. The system was experimentally tested with a DC pump, demonstrating that the proposed coil segmentation technique can significantly reduce the transmitter voltage to a safe level (~10 Vrms).

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