Computational study of different metamaterial configurations and their impact on the performance of a Wireless Energy Transmission System

• Grant number: 18/15106-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2018
• End date: June 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Electrical, Magnetic and Electronic Circuits
• Principal Investigator: Viviane Cristine Silva
• Grantee: Lucas Prado Castelo
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/24434-0 - Electromagnetic propeller systems for implantable artificial heart and mechanical circulatory support devices, AP.TEM

Abstract

This aims to analyze and compare, through computational simulations, several metamaterial configurations and to evaluate their impact on the improvement of the inductive coupling in wireless power transmission systems. The main objective is to analyze the feasibility of using this technology in a transcutaneous energy transmission system for the wireless charging of artificial organs transplanted in humans. This study is linked to two ongoing research projects in the LMAG-PEA, of which the advisor is either a member researcher or coordinator, respectively: (i) FAPESP Thematic Project - a Multidisciplinary Project in partnership with Inst. Dante Pazzannese de Cardiologia de ESP, for the development of a ventricular assist device (artificial heart); (ii) MaSuRe Project - USP / COFECUB - an international research agreement involving LMAG/EPUSP, ECL-Lyon and G2eLab-Grenoble (France) for the study and modeling of metamaterials. This work intends to continue another ongoing IC project on the same subject, as well as the Internship research of an exchange student from ECL.