Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Compatible Electromagnetic Actuator: Design and Tests

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 17; no. 13; p. 3254
• Main Authors: Chauvière, Simon, Belguerras, Lamia, Lubin, Thierry, Mezani, Smail, Leclerc, Sébastien, Guendouz, Laoues
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Electric currents; Electric power; electrical actuators; electromagnetic modelling; Engineering Sciences; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI compatibility; optimization and control system; Pneumatics; Scanners; optimization and control system; MRI compatibility; electromagnetic modelling; electrical actuators

This paper presents the detailed design, construction and tests of a protype iron-free MRI-compatible electromagnetic actuator. The originality of this proposal lies in the use of the homogeneous static magnetic field B0, present in the MRI bore, to ensure the electromechanical energy conversion. Th...