A Full-Freedom Wireless Power Transfer for Spheroid Joints

Abstract

A full-freedom wireless power transfer for spheroid joints is proposed to solve the problem of power transmission between the caput-articularis and the acetabulum in a spheroid joint. According to the characteristics of the spheroid joint, a hemispherical coil and a spherical coil are designed having no effect on the performance of the joint. Hemispherical and spherical magnetic cores are used to optimize the magnetic field distribution of the transmitter and receiver coils to reduce the electromagnetic influence on the external environment of the acetabulum and the internal environment of the caput-articularis during the power transmission process. Practical results obtained from a hardware prototype are included. They confirm that the maximum transmission efficiency of the designed system is 91%, and the transmission efficiency is always higher than 80% when the caput-articularis rotates freely.

Keywords

• Spheroid joints
• full-freedom
• hemispherical coils
• spherical coil
• wireless power transfer (WPT)