Design of a Wireless Power Transfer System for Devices Carried by a Freely Moving Animal in Cage

Jeff Po Wa Chow, Henry Shu Hung Chung, Leanne Lai Hang Chan, Nathan Judson McDannold, Sai Chun Tang

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

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Abstract

Techniques of long-term in-vivo electrophysiological recording play important roles in brain research and neural rehabilitation. To avoid interruption of experiment and risk of infection, use of wireless power transfer (WPT) technique has recently been suggested to eliminate cumbersome wires and batteries attached to the animals in rodent electrophysiological applications. This paper presents a holistic assessment of the relationships among the physical sizes of the transmitting and receiving coils, power transfer characteristics, and specific absorption rate (SAR) in animals of a simple WPT system using two rectangular coaxial transmitting coils. A 100mW prototype with an operating zone of 400 x 240 x 40mm3 and a receiving coil with a diameter of 11.45mm is built and studied. The SAR in the animal is evaluated and compared with the recommended restriction level.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017
PublisherIEEE
Pages4398-4405
ISBN (Print)9781509029983, 9781509029976, 9781509029990
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2017
Event9th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2017) - Cincinnati, United States
Duration: 1 Oct 20175 Oct 2017

Conference

Conference9th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2017)
PlaceUnited States
CityCincinnati
Period1/10/175/10/17

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