Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System for a Totally Implantable Artificial Heart Using a Two-Wire Archimedean...

Area of Science:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Medical Devices

Background:

• Totally implantable artificial hearts require efficient and reliable transcutaneous energy transfer systems.
• Existing systems often have numerous rectifier components in the power receiving circuit, increasing complexity and potential failure points.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the application of a proposed spiral coil design for transformers in transcutaneous energy transfer systems.
• To reduce the number of rectifier components in the power receiving circuit of artificial heart systems.
• To evaluate the impact of transformer shape on power transmission efficiency.

Main Methods:

• A novel spiral coil transformer design was proposed and applied to a transcutaneous energy transfer system.
• The power receiving transformer shape was reviewed to minimize rectifier components.
• Power transmission efficiency was calculated and compared between different transformer configurations.

Main Results:

• The power transmission efficiency between transformers with the same shape remained comparable.
• Overall power transmission efficiency, including the power receiving circuit, was significantly increased.
• The number of components in the power receiving circuit was successfully reduced.

Conclusions:

• The proposed spiral coil design is effective for transcutaneous energy transfer in artificial hearts.
• This design optimizes power efficiency and simplifies the power receiving circuit.
• The study demonstrates a viable method for improving implantable device power systems.