Contribution to Design of Transcutaneous Inductive Energy Transfer Systems

• Applicant: Professorin Dr.-Ing. Nejila Parspour
• Subject Area: Electrical Energy Systems, Power Management, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives ; Electronic Semiconductors, Components and Circuits, Integrated Systems, Sensor Technology, Theoretical Electrical Engineering
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 495933332

Transcutaneous inductive energy transfer system are supposed to replace the percutaneous energy supply of implanted high-power medical devices. While the development of mechanical circulatory support systems brought forth many improvements considering miniaturization, robustness and power consumption, the energy supply, which is still carried out by a so-called ’drive-line’, remains the weak spot of the overall systems due to high risk of infections. Even though several systems have been successfully tested on humans, the technology has not prevailed over the percutaneous energy supply. The challenge for research in this proposal is di- rected to the improvement of the properties miniaturization, performance, robustness, complexity and handling. By means of a holistic approach the coil systems, system dimensioning, operation strategy and robust data communication are to be examined, depending on constraints, which are set by anatomical and boundary conditions. The proposal aims for an active contribution regarding the scientific and technological development of transcutaneous energy transfer systems.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants