Next-Generation WPT: Emerging Principles, Technologies, and Applications
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Power Electronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 194
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Interests: capacitive power transfer; wireless power and signal transfer
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Interests: wireless power transfer
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wireless power transfer (WPT) technology is continuing to evolve beyond its initial applications, driven by increasingly diverse and demanding scenarios that challenge conventional WPT solutions. The proliferation of applications—from the dynamic charging of electric vehicles and intelligent IoT ecosystems to implantable medical devices and portable electronics—imposes stricter requirements on next-generation WPT (NG-WPT) systems. These requirements encompass not only core metrics such as high efficiency across wider power and coupling ranges and robust performance under misalignment but also necessitate enhanced capabilities in safety (e.g., advanced foreign object detection), adaptability, interoperability, and intelligence.
Furthermore, the emergence of novel technologies offers unprecedented potential to overcome these challenges and redefine the design paradigms of WPT. Techniques such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) promise smarter control and optimization, advanced materials enable more compact and efficient components, and innovative circuit topologies and control strategies push the boundaries of achievable performance.
This Special Issue, titled "Next-Generation WPT: Emerging Principles, Technologies, and Applications", will be positioned at the forefront of this exciting evolution. We welcome original research articles and insightful reviews focusing on the latest breakthroughs and innovative applications shaping the future of WPT. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:
- Emerging principles of NG-WPT (e.g., quantum mechanics, metamaterial);
- Advanced power semiconductors and converters for high-frequency WPT systems;
- Loss optimization and thermal management in high-power WPT architectures;
- Artificial intelligence-driven control strategies for NG-WPT;
- Anti-misalignment design for mobile applications;
- Novel magnetic materials and core designs for compact, high-efficiency systems;
- Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and safety compliance;
- Integrated foreign object detection (FOD) and living object protection (LOP);
- Simultaneous wireless power and data transfer (SWPDT) protocols;
- Long-range and multi-receiver WPT system design;
- Cross-platform interoperability standards for universal WPT adoption;
- Emerging applications: dynamic EV charging, implantable medical devices, aerospace systems, and smart infrastructure;
- Industry 4.0 integration: WPT in robotics, IoT, and automated industrial systems.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Wei Zhou
Dr. Zhe Liu
Prof. Dr. Xiaodong Qing
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- next-generation WPT
- emerging principles
- AI-driven control
- anti-misalignment design
- integrated FOD/LOP
- SWPDT
- dynamic charging
- metamaterial
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