Electronic and Electrical Engineering Fully Funded EPSRC and Swansea University PhD Scholarship: Wireless Power Transfer System for Medical Implant Devices

20 Mar 2024
Job Info

Organisation/Firm

Swansea College

Division

Central

Analysis Discipline

Engineering » Digital engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Nation

United Kingdom

Software Deadline

24 Apr 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/London)

Sort of Contract

To be outlined

Job Standing

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Supply Beginning Date

1 Oct 2024

Is the job funded via the EU Analysis Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job associated to employees place inside a Analysis Infrastructure?

No

Supply Description

Digital and Electrical Engineering: Absolutely Funded EPSRC and Swansea College PhD Scholarship: Wi-fi Energy Switch System for Medical Implant Gadgets

Implantable medical gadgets (IMDs) are gaining recognition within the well being and medical sectors due to their huge functions, equivalent to cardiac pacemakers, synthetic hearts, defibrillators, coronary stents, intraocular lenses, hip implants, orthopaedic implants, and implantable glucose sensors. Historically, these IMDs are battery-dependent with restricted life span therefore surgical procedure is required to interchange the battery, which is the most important supply of misery in sufferers. A wi-fi energy switch (WPT) system can show to be a superb various that acts as a wi-fi charger to the medical implants.

Nevertheless, there are various issues when designing a WPT system. For instance, the space between energy transmitter and place of the IMD contained in the human physique, the working frequency and its impact on the physique’s tissue, and dimension of the WPT system are a few of the main issues. Subsequently, the analysis into WPT system consists of optimizing the dimensions and geometry of the coils of transmitter and receiver, acceptable materials choice for the coil, discovering the optimum working frequency, bettering the standard issue of the inductors and choice of greatest performing compensation capacitor to boost the effectivity of the system.

Goals:

• To design extremely environment friendly wi-fi energy switch (WPT) system that’s protected to make use of for the aged inhabitants.
• To make sure the WPT system is receptive to misalignments between transmitter and IMD.
• To supply a compact and moveable WPT system.
• To implement synthetic intelligence within the system to permit autonomous operation and software.

Necessities

Analysis Discipline

Engineering » Digital engineering

Schooling Degree

Bachelor Diploma or equal

Abilities/{Qualifications}

Candidates should maintain an undergraduate diploma at 2.1 degree (or Non-UK equal as outlined by Swansea College) in Engineering or comparable related science self-discipline. If you’re eligible to use for the scholarship (i.e. a scholar who’s eligible to pay the UK price of tuition charges) however don’t maintain a UK diploma, you possibly can examine our comparability entry necessities. Please word that you could be must present proof of your English Language proficiency. 

Particular Necessities

• {Qualifications} in Digital/Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or Physics.
• Robust background in digital circuits, energy electronics and machine studying.
• Proficiency in programming languages equivalent to Python, C/C++ and MATLAB.
• Demonstrated related undertaking expertise.
• Wonderful analytical and problem-solving expertise.

Attributable to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to candidates eligible to pay tuition charges on the UK price solely, as outlined by UKCISA rules . 

Extra Info
Advantages

This scholarship covers the total value of UK tuition charges and an annual stipend at £19,237.

Extra analysis bills may even be accessible.

Eligibility standards

Candidates should maintain an undergraduate diploma at 2.1 degree (or Non-UK equal as outlined by Swansea College) in Engineering or comparable related science self-discipline. If you’re eligible to use for the scholarship (i.e. a scholar who’s eligible to pay the UK price of tuition charges) however don’t maintain a UK diploma, you possibly can examine our comparability entry necessities. Please word that you could be must present proof of your English Language proficiency. 

Fascinating:

• {Qualifications} in Digital/Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or Physics.
• Robust background in digital circuits, energy electronics and machine studying.
• Proficiency in programming languages equivalent to Python, C/C++ and MATLAB.
• Demonstrated related undertaking expertise.
• Wonderful analytical and problem-solving expertise.

Attributable to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to candidates eligible to pay tuition charges on the UK price solely, as outlined by UKCISA rules . 

Choice course of

Please see our web site for extra data.

Web site for extra job particulars

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/analysis/electronic-electri…

Work Location(s)

Variety of provides accessible

1

Firm/Institute

Swansea College

Nation

United Kingdom

Metropolis

Swansea

Postal Code

SA2 7AS

Geofield

The place to use

Web site

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/analysis/electronic-electri…

Contact

Metropolis

Swansea

Web site

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/analysis/electronic-electrical-engineering-epsrc-su-phd-wireless-2024-rs581.php?utm_source=euraxess&utm_medium=scholarship&utm_campaign=postgraduate24&utm_content=pgr

Road

Singleton Park

Postal Code

SA28PP

E-Mail

[email protected]

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