An induction wireless power transmission (I-WPT) system using multiple coils has been proposed to drive a wireless sensor system (WSS) that monitors the status of the propulsion shaft. While maintaining a constant transfer voltage, the minimum number of coils and the minimum air gap between coils were extracted through several experiments. The optimized air gap between transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) coils was 3 mm and the number of the Rx and Tx coils was four and six, respectively. The optimized I-WPT system was installed on the shaft with a diameter of 20 cm and obtained the stable transferred voltage characteristics and output power of 1.75 W with above 75% efficiency in spite of different rotation speed of the shaft.

Rationale: Pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma (PSP) is a rare benign tumor of the lung, mostly presented in Asian middle-aged women. Initially, it was considered as a vascular origin tumor, but then research evidence showed that it was derived from natural epithelial tissue. On imaging, this tumor may be found as a solitary well-circumscribed lung parenchymal lesion, and is often located in juxtapleural or juxtafissural positions. On histopathology, it consists of cuboidal surface cells and stromal round cells, both of which are positive for thyroid transcription factor-1. Here we report a case of a young PSP male patient and review the relevant literature in order to improve our understanding of this disease. Patient concerns: An 18-year-old man was referred to our hospital after accidentally finding a lesion on chest X-ray. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a soft tissue mass with homogeneous enhancement in the left lower lobe posterior segment. Diagnoses: The diagnosis of PSPs was confirmed by histopathological examination. Interventions and outcomes: The patient underwent a thoracoscopic wedge resection and was followed-up after that. One month later, he had good performance status with no recurrent tumors. Lessons: PSP in a young man is really uncommon, and is confused with malignant tumors. A histopathological examination is considered as the diagnostic gold standard for this uncommon tumor. Surgery is the main treatment.

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We present a capacitive wireless power transfer (C-WPT) system using rotating capacitors for wireless sensor system (WSS) on propulsion shaft. In order to supply stable power to the WSS consisting of four sensors, a controller, and a radio module, we designed the rotating capacitor connected in parallel with multiple plates that minimizes the change in capacitance of the power coupling capacitor of the C-WPT system. A class-E converter and transformers topology are utilized to drive the C-WPT system for WSS. The fabricated C-WPT system transmitted stable power even when the rotational speed of the shaft was changed from 100 to 300 revolution per minute (rpm), and achieved power of 20.48 W and transmission efficiency of 64.29%.

In this paper, we present a wireless sensor system (WSS) that integrated an inductive wireless power transfer (I-WPT) module for battery-free real-time monitoring of the status of rotating shaft in ships. Firstly, an optimized I-WPT module for seamless power supply was implemented using multiple Tx and Rx coils, and its power capability of 1.75 W with an efficiency of 75% was achieved. Secondly, as a result of the high-power transfer performance of the implemented I-WPT module, an entire WSS that integrated four sensors was designed on the rotary shaft. Finally, the designed WSS was installed on a small-scale test bench system with a shaft diameter of 200 mm; it was demonstrated that the status of a propulsion shaft could be monitored in real time without a battery.