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Implantable wireless bioelectronic devices enable communication and/or power transfer through RF wireless connections with external nodes. These devices encounter notable design challenges due to the lossy nature of the host body, which…

Medical Physics · Physics 2024-07-03 Mingxiang Gao , Sujith Raman , Zvonimir Sipus , Anja K. Skrivervik

In this paper, we present a 5.8 GHz radio-frequency (RF) wireless power transfer (WPT) system that consists of 64 transmit antennas and 16 receive antennas. Unlike the inductive or resonant coupling-based near-field WPT, RF WPT has a great…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-07 Je Hyeon Park , Nguyen Minh Tran , Sa Il Hwang , Dong In Kim , Kae Won Choi

This paper presents the first wireless and programmable neural stimulator leveraging magnetoelectric (ME) effects for power and data transfer. Thanks to low tissue absorption, low misalignment sensitivity and high power transfer efficiency,…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2021-07-08 Zhanghao Yu , Joshua C. Chen , Fatima T. Alrashdan , Benjamin W. Avants , Yan He , Amanda Singer , Jacob T. Robinson , Kaiyuan Yang

In multiple-input single-output (MISO) wireless power transfer (WPT) via magnetic resonant coupling (MRC), multiple transmitters are deployed to enhance the efficiency of power transfer to the electric load at a single receiver by jointly…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-03-28 Mohammad R. Vedady Moghadam , Rui Zhang

RF Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) emerges as a technology for charging autonomous devices, enabling simultaneous power and information transfer. However, with increasing distance, single-input, single-channel rectenna systems are not able to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-17 Chesney Buyle , Bert Cox , Liesbet Van der Perre , Lieven De Strycker

Wireless power transfer (WPT) prolongs the lifetime of wireless sensor network by providing sustainable power supply to the distributed sensor nodes (SNs) via electromagnetic waves. To improve the energy transfer efficiency in a large WPT…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Zhe Wang , Lingjie Duan , Rui Zhang

The use of wireless implant technology requires correct delivery of the vital physiological signs of the patient along with the energy management in power-constrained devices. Toward these goals, we present an augmentation protocol for the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Jamshid Abouei , J. David Brown , Konstantinos N. Plataniotis , Subbarayan Pasupathy

We present Full-body WPT, wireless power networking around the human body using a meandered textile coil. Unlike traditional inductive systems that emit strong fields into the deep tissue inside the body, the meander coil enables localized…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-25 Ryo Takahashi , Takashi Sato , Wakako Yukita , Tomoyuki Yokota , Takao Someya , Yoshihiro Kawahara

This paper presents an analytical design of an ultrasonic power transfer system based on piezoelectric micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) for fully wireless brain implants in mice. The key steps like the material selection of each…

Medical Physics · Physics 2021-01-13 Fernanda Narvaez , Seyedsina Hosseini , Hooman Farkhani , Farshad Moradi

Radio frequency (RF) wireless power transfer (WPT) is a promising technology for 6G use cases. It enables a massive, yet sustainable deployment of batteryless energy neutral (EN) devices at unprecedented scale. Recent research on 6G is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann , Thomas Wilding , Erik G. Larsson , Klaus Witrisal

Far-field Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) has emerged as a potential power source for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless Sensor Network (WSN).The expansion of the power transfer range is one of the key challenges to make the technology…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-12 Junghoon Kim , Bruno Clerckx

Wireless power transfer (WPT) is a promising new solution to provide convenient and perpetual energy supplies to wireless networks. In practice, WPT is implementable by various technologies such as inductive coupling, magnetic resonate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-02-18 Rui Zhang , Chin Keong Ho

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and implantable biomedical devices need efficient power and data transfer with very low profile antennas. We propose a low profile electrically small antenna for near-field wireless power and data…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-11 Guoqing Fu , Sameer Sonkusale

Radio frequency (RF) wireless energy transfer (WET) is a promising technology for powering the growing ecosystem of Internet of Things (IoT) using power beacons (PBs). Recent research focuses on efficient PB architectures that can support…

To provide multimode sensory feedback and motion control, bidirectional bionic interfaces for advanced prosthetic systems require continuous and secure energy delivery to implantable electronics and integration in the sensing WBAN (Wireless…

Spatially distributed peripheral nerve recordings can be used to reconstruct motor intention and improve natural control of prosthetics However, many existing clinical solutions rely on percutaneous wires to access peripheral nerves; these…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Jade Pinkenburg , Changuk Lee , Mohammad Meraj Ghanbari , Cem Yalcin , Miguel Montalban , Rikky Muller

This paper presents a novel concept termed Integrated Imaging and Wireless Power Transfer (IWPT), wherein the integration of imaging and wireless power transfer functionalities is achieved on a unified hardware platform. IWPT leverages a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-02 Qianyu Yang , Haiyang Zhang , Chunguo Li , Ruiqi Liu , Baoyun Wang

Micro-scale implantable medical devices (IMDs) extend the immense benefits of sensors used in health management. However, their development is limited by many requirements and challenges, such as the use of safe materials, size…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-06-19 Michael Okwori , Ali Behfarnia , Phanikumar Vuka , Ali Eslami

In this paper, wireless power transfer by means of electromagnetic radiation is investigated. Formulas are derived for the efficiency of the power transfer in free space, in the presence of reflecting surfaces, and within enclosed spaces.…

Classical Physics · Physics 2016-11-23 Robert A. Moffatt

Implanted sensors and actuators in the human body promise in-situ health monitoring and rapid advancements in personalized medicine. We propose a new paradigm where such implants may communicate wirelessly through a technique called as…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Meenupriya Swaminathan , Ufuk Muncuk , Kaushik R. Chowdhury