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The Characteristics on the Change of Cerebral Cortex using Alternating Current Power Application for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Journal of Magnetics, Volume 19, Number 2, 30 Jun 2014, Pages 197-204
Whi-Young Kim * (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dongju College University)
Abstract

A transcranial magnetic stimulation device is a complicated appliance that employs a switching power device designed for discharging and charging a capacitor to more than 1 kV. For a simple transcranial magnetic stimulation device, this study used commercial power and controlled the firing angle using a Triac power device. AC 220V 60 Hz, the power device was used directly on the tanscranial magnetic stimulation device. The power supply device does not require a current limiting resistance in the rectifying device, energy storage capacitor or discharge circuit. To control the output power of the tanscranial magnetic stimulation device, the pulse repetition rate was regulated at 60 Hz. The change trigger of the Triac gate could be varied from 45° to 135°. The AVR 182 (Zero Cross Detector) Chip and AVR one chip microprocessor could control the gate signal of the Triac precisely. The stimulation frequency of 50 Hz could be implemented when the initial charging voltage Vi was 1,000 V. The amplitude, pulse duration, frequency stimulation, train duration and power consumption was 0.1-2.2T, 250~300 μs, 0.1-60 Hz, 1-100 Sec and < 1 kW, respectively. Based on the results of this study, TMS can be an effective method of treating dysfunction and improving function of brain cells in brain damage caused by ischemia.


 

Keywords: magnetic; stimulation; alternating current; triac; AVR182
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2014.19.2.197
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