It is not known if the use of high power charging systems for electric vehicles may interfere with the functionality of implanted pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators.
The use of electric cars for public and private transport is increasing all over the world. Moreover the charging technique is improving and enables very fast charging with the use of high power. It is not known if the use of high volume charging systems interfere with cardiac implantable electronic devices. The study evaluates different types of high volume charging systems connected to different full electric vehicles with regard to electromagnetic interference with implanted pacemakers or cardioverter-defibrillators.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
All participants were exposed to the electromagnetic field of 4-5 different high power charging systems, charging 4-5 different, commercially available full electric cars
Deutsches Herzzentrum München
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Electromagnetic interference
Occurence of electromagnetic interference during an exposure time of up to 5 minutes
Time frame: during the intervention, i.e. when participants are exposed to the electromagnetic field of the high power charging column
Electromagnetic fields
Measuring the electromagnetic fields while super-charging along the charging cable, the column and the car connector
Time frame: during the intervention
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