• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.78-84
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• 2005

A contactless recharging device for totally implantable middle ear systems has been designed as a pillow type that the user can recharge the implanted battery with taking a rest. The proposed device uses the electromagnetic coupling between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil. To supply sufficient power for the implanted circuits, each coil uses LC resonance and the implanted device uses voltage doubler. A power MOSFET is used for switching the DC voltage of LC parallel circuit and the switching frequency demands on a programmable frequency generator which is controlled by microcontroller. In order to improve the electromagnetic coupling efficiency at specific positions of coil which may vary with the displacement of head, the optimal location of receiving coil was studied, and the 5 transmitting coils in a pillow for recharging the implant module was designed. From such a recharging experiment, it was found that the proposed device could provide the sufficient operating voltage within the distance of 4 cm between pillow and the implanted device.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.678-683
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• 2010

This paper presents a wireless (contactless) charging technique with a new core material called permalloy. For charging portable devices wirelessly, ferrosilicon or ferrite has been conventionally used. Due to high permeability of permalloy, charging efficiency can be significantly improved and subsequently this high efficiency increases charging distance between charger and portable devices. Comparative experimental studies demonstrate that the charging performance and efficiency with permalloy employed are significantly improved. The proposed wireless charging techniques can be used to charge portable devices efficiently.