Battery power comparison to charge medical devices in developing countries.
Many people in developing countries cannot afford or rely on certain modes of electricity. We establish the reasonability of relying on lead-acid batteries, 9 V alkaline batteries, and lithium-ion batteries for charging low-voltage medical equipment. Based on the research and tests we conducted, we determined that using these battery types to charge medical devices truly is a reasonable solution.
Casanova
Alesia M
AM
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. acasanova@wisc.edu
Bray
Andrew S
AS
Powers
Taylor A
TA
Nimunkar
Amit J
AJ
Webster
John G
JG
D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003906:Developing Countries; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity