@ARTICLE{Pohlmann_André_Drive_2011,
 author={Pohlmann, André and Schmitz-Rode, Thomas and Lessmann, Marc and Finocchiaro, Thomas and Fritschi, Andreas and Steinseifer, Ulrich and Hameyer, Kay},
 volume={vol. 60},
 number={No 2 June},
 journal={Archives of Electrical Engineering},
 pages={169-178},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2011},
 publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences},
 abstract={Total Artificial Hearts (TAHs) are required for the therapy of terminal heart diseases as heart transplants are only a limited option due to the available number of donor hearts. For implantation TAHs have to meet constraints regarding its dimensions, weight, perfusions and electrical losses. An innovative linear driven TAH is presented, which meets all constraints except weight. Therefore the geometry of the linear drive is optimised to reduce its weights while simultaneously limiting the electrical losses as much as possible. In order to calculate the losses, this paper introduced a combined calculation chain consisting of FEM simulations and analytical equations. Based on this chain the linear drive is optmised by the method of parameter variations. The results yield a hierachic order of parameters which are most suitable for the weight reduction of the drive for low losses. By this the weight of the linear drive is reduced by 25%. As the allowable loss limit is not exceeded yet, room for further weight reduction achieved by an optimisation of the axial geomtry parameters is given.},
 type={Artykuły / Articles},
 title={Drive optimisation of a pulsatile Total Artificial Heart},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/84503/PDF/06_paper.pdf},
 doi={10.2478/v10171-011-0016-5},
 keywords={total artificial heart, TAH, linear drive, optimisation, losses},
}