Multiple transformer charging circuits for implantable medical devices
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61N-001/39
A61N-001/378
출원번호
US-0695447
(2015-04-24)
등록번호
US-9724528
(2017-08-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Boone, Mark R
Crutchfield, Randolph E
Cabelka, Lonny V
Kuehn, Kevin P
Meador, John T
출원인 / 주소
Medtronic, Inc.
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초록▼
An implantable medical device includes a low-power circuit, a high-power circuit, and a dual-cell power source. The power source is coupled to a dual-transformer such that each cell is connected to only one of the transformers. Each transformer includes multiple windings and each of the windings is
An implantable medical device includes a low-power circuit, a high-power circuit, and a dual-cell power source. The power source is coupled to a dual-transformer such that each cell is connected to only one of the transformers. Each transformer includes multiple windings and each of the windings is coupled to a capacitor, and the capacitors are all connected in a series configuration. The low power circuit is coupled to the power source and issues a control signal to control the delivery of charge from the power source to the plurality of capacitors through the first and second transformers.
대표청구항▼
1. An implantable medical device, comprising: a first transformer comprising: a first magnetic core;a first primary winding disposed around the core; anda first plurality of secondary windings disposed around the first core and magnetically coupled to the first primary winding;a second transformer c
1. An implantable medical device, comprising: a first transformer comprising: a first magnetic core;a first primary winding disposed around the core; anda first plurality of secondary windings disposed around the first core and magnetically coupled to the first primary winding;a second transformer comprising: a second magnetic core;a second primary winding disposed around the second core; anda second plurality of secondary windings disposed around the second core and magnetically coupled to the second primary winding;a power source comprising at least a first cell and a second cell, the first cell being coupled to the first primary winding and the second cell being coupled to the second primary winding;a plurality of capacitors including: a first set of capacitors coupled in a series configuration, wherein each capacitor of the first set of capacitors is coupled across only one secondary winding of the first plurality of secondary windings; anda second set of capacitors coupled in a series configuration, wherein each capacitor of the second set of capacitors is coupled across only one secondary winding of the second plurality of secondary windings, wherein the first set of capacitors and the second set of capacitors are always connected together in a series configuration; anda low power circuit coupled to the power source for controlling the delivery of charge from the power source to the plurality of capacitors through the first and second transformers. 2. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the low power circuit includes: a first resistive voltage divider coupled across the first set of capacitors,a second resistive voltage divider coupled across the second set of capacitors,a charge monitoring circuit coupled to each of the first and second resistive voltage dividers,a first switching element coupled along a first current path of the first cell and the first transformer, anda second switching element coupled along a second current path of the second cell and the second transformer. 3. The implantable medical device of claim 2, wherein the first resistive voltage divider is configured to measure a first cumulative voltage across the first set of capacitors and to generate a first divided voltage that is a fraction of the first cumulative voltage and the second resistive voltage divider is configured to measure a second cumulative voltage across the second set of capacitors and to generate a second divided voltage that is a fraction of the second cumulative voltage, and wherein the monitoring circuit generates a first control signal to control an on-time for delivery of charge from the first cell responsive to the first divided voltage and a second control signal to control an on-time for delivery of charge from the second cell responsive to the second divided voltage. 4. The implantable medical device of claim 2, wherein the power source, the first transformer, the second transformer, and the plurality of capacitors are coupled to a common node. 5. The implantable medical device of claim 4, wherein the charge monitoring circuit monitors a first cumulative voltage across the first set of capacitors independently from the monitoring of a second cumulative voltage across the second set of capacitors. 6. The implantable medical device of claim 5, wherein the charge monitoring circuit issues a first control signal to the first switching element and issues a second control signal to the second switching element based on the monitored first and second cumulative voltages, wherein the second control signal is different from the first control signal. 7. The implantable medical device of claim 4, wherein the charge monitoring circuit monitors a first cumulative voltage across the second set of capacitors measured with respect to the common node and monitors a second cumulative voltage across the first set of capacitors measured with respect to the first cumulative voltage and issues a first control signal for controlling delivery of charge from the first cell and a second control signal for controlling the delivery of charge from the second cell. 8. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the power source, the first transformer, the second transformer, and the plurality of capacitors are coupled to a common node. 9. The implantable medical device of claim 8, wherein a charge monitoring circuit monitors a first cumulative voltage across the first set of capacitors independently from monitoring of a second cumulative voltage across the second set of capacitors. 10. The implantable medical device of claim 9, wherein the charge monitoring circuit issues a first control signal to control charging of the first transformer and issues a second control signal to control charging of the second transformer based on the monitored first and second cumulative voltages, wherein the second control signal is different from the first control signal. 11. The implantable medical device of claim 8, wherein a charge monitoring circuit monitors a first cumulative voltage across the second set of capacitors measured with respect to the common node and monitors a second cumulative voltage across the first set of capacitors measured with respect to the first cumulative voltage and issues a first control signal for controlling delivery of charge from the first cell and a second control signal for controlling the delivery of charge from the second cell. 12. The implantable medical device of claim 1, further comprising a first switching element configured to selectively couple the first cell to the first primary winding and a second switching element configured to selectively couple the second cell to the second primary set. 13. The implantable medical device of claim 12, wherein responsive to a monitoring of a first cumulative voltage across the first set of capacitors and a second cumulative voltage across the second set of capacitors, a charge monitoring circuit issues a first control signal and a second control signal, and wherein the first switching element selectively couples the first cell to the first primary winding set for delivery of charge responsive to the first control signal, and the second switching element selectively couples the second cell to the second primary winding set for delivery of charge responsive to the second control signal. 14. The implantable medical device of claim 1, further comprising a diode coupled to each of the windings of the first and second plurality of secondary winding and each capacitor coupled thereto for biasing the flow of current from the transformer to each of the plurality of capacitors. 15. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the first cell comprises a first cathode and the second cell comprises a second cathode, and wherein the first primary winding is directly coupled to the first cathode and the second primary winding is directly coupled to the second cathode. 16. The implantable medical device of claim 1, further comprising a monitoring circuit for monitoring a state of charge of each of the first and second cells. 17. The implantable medical device of claim 16, wherein the monitoring circuit issues a control signal for controlling a rate of cell voltage delivery from each of the first and second cells and to maintain a voltage difference between the first and second cells within a predetermined voltage value. 18. The implantable medical device of claim 16, wherein the monitoring circuit monitors the state of charge through coulomb counting. 19. The implantable medical device of claim 16, wherein the monitoring circuit monitors the state of charge through voltage measurement. 20. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of secondary windings are interlaced along a length thereof with each other and the second plurality of secondary windings are interlaced along a length thereof with each other. 21. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of secondary windings comprises three wires and the second plurality of secondary windings comprises three wires.
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