Class-E oscillators as wireless power transmitters for biomedical implants

This paper presents the use of Class-E oscillators as inductive power transmitters for implanted telemetry devices that transmit information sensed by biosensors. Several Class-E oscillators are compared with an equivalent Class-E amplifier, showing higher efficiency while maintaining frequency clarity, stability and accuracy. Energy has been successfully transferred to a receiving inductor 1.5cm away, which has been rectified to produce a 1VDC signal.

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