System and Characterization Method for Controlled Microwave Heating in Medical Applications

Shreeniket Pawar, Benjamin Westhafer, Anilchandra Attaluri, Mohammad Reza Tofighi

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Abstract

This paper presents a custom-built 10 W microwave heating device for medical applications, along with a method for characterizing the system heating response. Closed-loop proportional-integral-derivative (PID) temperature control requires optimization of the controller gains to achieve proper response parameters such as fast rise time and minimum steady-state error. This in turn requires the characterization of the microwave heating system (plant). The microwave heating (average) power is adjusted through pulse-width-modulation (PWM), and the temperature response is measured by infrared radiometry. The preliminary results presented in this paper are for microwave heating on tissue phantom brought to 35°C (surface body temperature). The best fit response through PID autotune application in MATLAB, for 20, 40 and 60% PWM (2, 4, and 6 W power respectively) demonstrates that a first order system reasonably and consistently represents the microwave heating response.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2024 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages808-811
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798350375046
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2024 - Washington, United States
Duration: Jun 16 2024Jun 21 2024

Publication series

NameIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
ISSN (Print)0149-645X

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period6/16/246/21/24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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