Coils for ingestible capsules: Near-field magnetic induction link

Monolayer- and compact-multilayer-stacked ingestible TX coils are investigated for ingestible capsule systems. The inductive link through the human body is modeled. The efficiency of the near-field magnetic induction link budget is evaluated in the air, in the homogeneous human body and in the three-layer human body. The variations of the position and the orientation of the TX capsule coil are taken into account to evaluate the coupling response between the TX ingestible and RX on-body coils.