Review Article

A Literature Survey on Wireless Power Transfer for Biomedical Devices

Table 2

Implantable power device modeled in tissue.

RefJournalYearFrequencyOutput power (mW)Optimization method for inductor dimensionTransmitter dimension (mm)Receiver dimension [mm]Gap (mm) (%)Simulation model

[29]IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters201713.56 MHz (power) and 910 MHz (data)Frequency domain solver in CST MWSdoutT = 83.2
dinT = 59.6
Circular (CST MWS)
doutT = 24.2
dinT = 19.2
Circular (CST MWS)
1617% for power link2 mm skin, 2 mm fat, 7 mm bone, 50 mm tissue
[30]IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics2015800 KHz30e3Based on the method in [31]doutT = 70
dinT = 34
Circular litz wire
Finite element (FE)
doutR = 70
dinR = 34
Circular litz wire (FE)
2095One layer of skin (performed its effect on simulation)
[32]IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems2015200 MHz0.224Follow flow chart in the paperdoutT = 24
Printed hexagon (HFSS)
doutR = 1
Wire wound (HFSS)
120.56Design was wrapped with a 10 mm thick layer of beef
[23]Sensors201413.56 MHz150Based on the method in [24]doutT = 56
dinT = 10
Printed spiral (Matlab, HFSS, FE & SEMCAD)
doutR = 11.6
dinR = 0.5
Printed spiral (Matlab, HFSS, FE & SEMCAD)
632 to 80Three layers of 70 × 60 × 6 mm3, 1 mm skin, 2 mm fat, 3 mm muscle
[33]IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics20148.1 MHz29.8 ~ 93.3Optimization has been done only for frequencydoutT = 30
Printed square (HFSS)
doutR = 20
Printed square (HFSS)
12 ~ 2047.6 to 65.4Various types of tissue including blood
[34]“European Solid State Circuit Conference (ESSCIRC)”2013160 MHz>183Based on the method in [35, 36]doutT = 14.5
Printed square (Momentum EM & HFSS)
doutT = 2.2
Printed square (Momentum EM & HFSS)
100.87.5 mm of muscle layer, 2.5 mm air
[21]IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems201313.56 MHz10Based on the method in [19]60 × 25
Printed rectangle (HFSS & CST EM)
25 × 10
Printed rectangle (HFSS & CST EM)
10 ~ 500.16 to 58.2Receiver sandwiched between two layers of pork tissues
[36]IEEE Electron Device Letters20136.78 MHz10Based on the method in [37]doutT = 20
Printed square (HFSS)
doutT = 4.5
Printed square (HFSS)
5 and 1230 and 4.3One layer of muscle tissue
[38]IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuit and Systems200913.56 MHzBased on the method in [19]doutT = 24
dinT = 9.4
Printed square (HFSS)
doutR = 10
dinR = 7.2
Printed square (HFSS)
1030.84Receiver sandwiched between two layers of muscle
[39]IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems20076.785 MHz1 ~ 10Follow flow chart in the paperdoutT = 30
Circular litz wire
doutR = 30
Circular litz wire
1 ~ 1051 to 74One layer of skin
[40]IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems20051 MHz250Coil effective series resistance (ESR) formulationsdoutT = 40
Circular litz wire
doutT = 22
Circular litz wire
767A tissue through retinal prosthesis
[41]IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems20051 MHz>250doutT = 40
dinT = 32
Disk
doutR = 22
dinR = 18
Disk
7 and 1533.3 to 65.8A tissue through retinal prosthesis
[42]ELSEVIER Sensors and Actuators2004700 KHz50Using a self-developed design tool and equationsdoutT = 60
Pancake/disk (FastHenry and Matlab)
doutR = 20
Solenoid (FastHenry and Matlab)
3036One layer of skin