A full-bridge zero-voltage-switched series resonant power converter that transfers 12-48 W of regulated power across a large, variable air gap has been designed and built. This converter can power an artificial heart through intact skin by utilizing a transformer with an air gap of 1-2 cm between the primary and the secondary. The secondary winding would be implanted under the skin, and the primary would be placed on top of the secondary outside the body
Published in:
Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:7
,
Issue:
2
)
Date of Publication: Apr 1992