LAPSE:2023.32920
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LAPSE:2023.32920
Design Study on Customised Piezoelectric Elements for Energy Harvesting in Total Hip Replacements
Hans-E. Lange, Rainer Bader, Daniel Kluess
April 20, 2023
Energy harvesting is a promising approach to power novel instrumented implants that have passive sensory functions or actuators for therapeutic measures. We recently proposed a new piezoelectric concept for energy harvesting in total hip replacements. The mechanical implant safety and the feasibility of power generation were numerically demonstrated. However, the power output for the chosen piezoelectric element was low. Therefore, we investigated in the present study different geometry variants for an increased power output for in vivo applications. Using the same finite element model, we focused on new, customised piezoelectric element geometries to optimally exploit the available space for integration of the energy harvesting system, while maintaining the mechanical safety of the implant. The result of our iterative design study was an increased power output from 29.8 to 729.9 µW. This amount is sufficient for low-power electronics.
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design study, energy harvesting, finite element analysis, orthopaedic implant, piezoelectricity, total hip replacement
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Lange HE, Bader R, Kluess D. Design Study on Customised Piezoelectric Elements for Energy Harvesting in Total Hip Replacements. (2023). LAPSE:2023.32920
Author Affiliations
Lange HE: Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany [ORCID]
Bader R: Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany
Kluess D: Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Medical Center, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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Energies
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14
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12
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3480
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2021
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2021-06-11
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1996-1073
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