ENERGY TRANSMISSION

SYSTEM FOR ARTIFICIAL

HEART

Contents

Introduction
Artificial Heart
Energy Transference Scheme
Determination of Control Region
System Design
Input Voltage and Converter Type
Control of the System
Conclusion
Reference

Introduction

Electrical circulatory assist devices use brushless dc motor as

its pump
Electrical energy is transferred to these devices
transcutaneously using a transcutaneous transformer
Transcutaneous transformer has large leakage inductance
which reduce its efficiency
Dc-dc converter employing secondary side resonance can be
employed to alleviate this problem but the transfer gain of
voltage varies widely with coupling coefficient
Converter employing compensation of leakage inductance on
both sides of the transformer offers stable gain and high
efficiency

Artificial Heart

Mechanical heart which completely substitutes the natural heart

anatomically and physiologically
Extra pumping chamber that can pump blood throughout the
body
Can be used either temporarily or permanently
Made up of metal and plastic
Has 5 major parts
Energy Source
Control and driving system
Energy conversion system
Pump actuator
Blood handling parts

Energy Transference Scheme

Use method of compensation of leakage inductance

on both sides of the transcutaneous transformer
In this scheme capacitors are added in series to
compensate the leakage inductance
Voltage gain of the converter is:

Determination of Control region

Gv curve is divided into 3 regions: low

frequency, middle frequency and high
frequency regions
Region II provides maximum transfer gain but
is very sensitive to changes in load and
coupling coefficient, hence not used
Region I and III can control output voltage
Region III is desirable because the unity gain
frequencies is much less sensitive than for
region I

System Design

Output requirements:
V0 = 24V
Iomax =2.0A
I0min =0.5A
Size, geometry and core material of the
transformer and range of air gap and
misalignment between them are already
defined
For transformer windings the same cores used
in series converter are used

System Design

Transformer Core: Ferroxcube Pot Core 6656

3C8 Ferrite
OD=2.6in
Thickness=1.1in
Air gap=10-20mm
Misalignment=0-10mm
Region III of gain characteristics is selected for control
Low value of Q is selected to reduce sensitivity if
variation
Compensating resonant frequency is chosen at 120kHz

Input Voltage and Converter Type

Control of the System

Conclusion

Converter employing leakage inductance

compensation of transcutaneous transformer
provides high voltage gain and reduced
circulating current
A control region of operating frequency is
determined
The converter offers high efficiency
Minimized configuration of the devices in the
thorax is experimented

Reference

www.ieee.org
www.wikipedia.org
www.medscimonit.com
www.ferroxcube.com
www.sciencedaily.com
www.synchardia.com
www.essortment.com