Wireless Charging System for an Implanted Sensor

Abstract

Increasing the demand for developing implantable devices and sensors promotes the concept of the wireless power transfer. The implanted glucose sensors, for example, shall be built small enough to allow implanting it inside the patients' body [1] to indicate the readings easily. It grants the patients the ability to read data simply through a receiver located out of the body. However, there is a problem in most of these sensors in providing them with the necessary power by using traditional chargers because any direct contact with these devices is impossible. Therefore, scientists and researchers investigate new solutions and methods to maintain transferring enough power to charge the battery of the sensor. Among all of these methods, the inductive coupling proves its ability in transmitting the power wirelessly to the application with high efficiency. This paper presents a wireless charging system to transfer the power from an external charger to an implanted device based on the inductive coupling. It discusses different considerations and possibilities in designing and implementing the proposed charger to provide enough power to the largest possible distance.