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A multi-bundle concentric coil wirelessly transferring power
to in vivo implantable devices
H. M. AMASHA*{, J. I. AL-NABULSI{, O. M. ALOQUILIx and B. O. AL-NAAMI{
{Biomedical Engineering, Damascus University, FMEE, Airport Road, Damascus, Syria, Jordan,
Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
{Biomedical Engineering, Hashemite University, PO Box 330127, Zarqa, 13511 Jordan
xElectrical Engineering, Hashemite University, PO Box 150459, Zarqa, 13115 Jordan
(Received 18 July 2010; revised 10 August 2010; accepted 17 September 2010)
Biomedical devices implanted inside the human body have a heavy demand on battery
power. The internal batteries are charged wirelessly through two coils. The primary is
placed outside the chest and is fed with an electromagnetic eld, while the implanted
secondary delivers current to the batteries. Increasing the number of turns in the internal
secondary induces an increased amount of localized heat. A new approach proposed by
the authors involves implanting a specically designed multi-bundle concentric coil inside
the body. It is shown that this newly proposed coil produces less localized heat. The total
number of turns in the proposed coil is the same as that in the single-bundle coil except
that it is divided into four equal bundles. Each bundle has a dierent diameter and is
spatially concentric. Since the turns are divided into thinner bundles, they are easier to
isolate with a biocompatible material and oer much better heat dissipation and fewer
hotspots. Electromagnetic simulation using nite element analysis proved that the
performance of the proposed coil is no lower than the single-bundle ordinary coil.
Thermal simulation showed the improvement of temperature distribution using the multibundle coil, compared to the single-bundle coil.
Keywords: Implanted devices; Wireless power; Battery charging; Multi-bundle coil
1. Introduction
Currently, there are several schemes used to wirelessly
transfer energy to implanted devices. In one method, the
implanted target comprised of a piezoelectric element
bounded to a metallic material. Induced eddy currents
vibrate the metal and the resulting stress generates
charges in the piezoelectric elements [1, 2]. An improved
method utilizes a piezoelectric material which also
incorporates magneto-resistive layers [3].
A dierent class of methods that rely on magnetic
induction modes uses induction coils in vivo [4, 5]. Some are
restricted to very close range or very low power [69]. Some
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Figure 2. (a) A 2D model of the multi-loop coil conguration. (b) An experimental coil with four bundles.
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