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The development of a high efficient transcranial magnetic stimulation adopted real time-charging-discharging circuit

  • Kim, Whi-Young (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dongju College University) ;
  • Park, Sung-Joon (Power Generation Division, Korea Hydro-Nuclear Power)
  • Received : 2010.06.10
  • Published : 2010.07.26
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Abstract

In this study, we have been proposed the new type of a transcranial magnetic stimulation adopted a variable voltage capacitor with Cockcroft-Walton circuit and constant-frequency current resonant half-bridge inverter. This a transcranial magnetic stimulation has some merits compared with the conventional one. First, it doesn't require the high voltage transformer. And second, it has less switching losses, compact size and capability in adjusting the transcranial magnetic stimulation output energy precisely. In this paper, we have performed the output characteristics of a transcranial magnetic stimulation system which is well known as magnetic stimulation. The tested results are described as a function of pulse repetition rate and switching numbers of the half-bridge inverter.

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