An efficient low-power DC-DC converter enables operation of a cardiac pacemaker by an integrated glucose fuel cell
- The authors present an abiotically catalyzed glucose fuel cell and demonstrate its application as energy harvesting power source for a cardiac pacemaker. This is enabled by an optimized DC-DC converter operating at 40 % conversion efficiency, which surpasses commercial low-power DC-DC converters. The required fuel cell surface area can thus be reduced from about 125 cm2 to 18 cm2, which wouldThe authors present an abiotically catalyzed glucose fuel cell and demonstrate its application as energy harvesting power source for a cardiac pacemaker. This is enabled by an optimized DC-DC converter operating at 40 % conversion efficiency, which surpasses commercial low-power DC-DC converters. The required fuel cell surface area can thus be reduced from about 125 cm2 to 18 cm2, which would allow for its direct integration onto the pacemaker casing.…
| Document Type: | Conference Proceeding |
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| Conference Type: | Konferenzartikel |
| Zitierlink: | https://opus.hs-offenburg.de/7222 | Bibliografische Angaben |
| Title (English): | An efficient low-power DC-DC converter enables operation of a cardiac pacemaker by an integrated glucose fuel cell |
| Conference: | 8th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and EnergyConversion Applications with The 2nd Symposium on Micro Environmental Machine Systems (9-12 November 2008 : Sendai, Japan) |
| Author: | Sven Kerzenmacher ORCiD, Steffen Zehnle, Tobias VolkGND, Dirk JansenStaff MemberGND, Felix von Stetten, Roland Zengerle |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| First Page: | 189 |
| Last Page: | 192 |
| Language: | English | Inhaltliche Informationen |
| Institutes: | Fakultät Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik (M+V) |
| Institutes: | Bibliografie |
| Tag: | DC-DC-Wandler; biologische Brennstoffzelle Herzschrittmacher; Leistungsdichte; Stromerzeugung; Traubenzucker; Traubenzucker-Brennstoffzelle; Umwandlungswirkungsgrad; implantierbares System | Formale Angaben |
| Open Access: | Closed |
| Licence (German): |  Urheberrechtlich geschützt |