A Small 915MHz Receiving Antenna for Wireless Power Transmission Aimed at Medical Applications
Corresponding email: t.kuma@graduate.xn--chibau-fg0c.jp
Published at : 17 Jan 2014
Volume : IJtech
Vol 2, No 1 (2011)
DOI : https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v2i1.43
Kumagai, T., Saito, K., Takahashi, M., Ito, K., 2011. A Small 915MHz Receiving Antenna for Wireless Power Transmission Aimed at Medical Applications. International Journal of Technology. Volume 2(1), pp. 20-27
| Toshihiro Kumagai | Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Japan |
| Kazuyuki Saito | Research Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Japan |
| Masaharu Takahashi | Research Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Japan |
| Koichi Ito | Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Japan |
Wireless power transmission is being investigated as a means to operate tiny medical devices such as the capsular endoscope, which is able to exist for a long period during diagnostic procedures within the body. In this paper, we examine the wireless power transmission to a capsular endoscope by electromagnetic waves to show its usability for medical applications. A modified helical antenna inside the endoscope is proposed as a power receiving antenna, operating at 915 MHz. By calculating a maximum received power in the stomach using such antenna, the results show that adequate power can be well received.
Capsular endoscope; Helical antenna; Medical application; Receiver; Wireless power transmission
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