Advances in Wireless Power Transfer and Efficient Control of Power Converters
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Power Electronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027 | Viewed by 29
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Interests: energy systems operation and control; energy storage systems; smart grids; data-driven models; interconnected microgrids; IBR modelling
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Interests: smart grid; metaheuristics applications in power systems; computational intelligence; cyberphysical systems; transportation electrification
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid electrification of transportation, industry, and distributed energy systems has accelerated the development of wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies and advanced power converter control. WPT is emerging as a key enabling technology for applications such as electric vehicle charging, industrial automation, consumer electronics, and biomedical devices, while power electronic converters play a critical role in modern energy conversion and management systems. Despite significant advancements, important challenges remain in improving power transfer efficiency, mitigating electromagnetic interference, enhancing system reliability, and ensuring robust operation under diverse operating conditions. In parallel, the increasing complexity of power electronic systems necessitates advanced control strategies capable of improving efficiency, dynamic performance, power quality, and operational flexibility. This Special Issue aims to showcase recent developments in wireless power transfer and efficient control of power converters, covering both theoretical advances and practical implementations. Contributions addressing innovative modeling, design, optimization, control, and validation techniques that enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of next-generation power electronic systems are particularly encouraged. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Wireless power transfer systems for electric vehicles, transportation, and charging infrastructure;
- Inductive, capacitive, resonant, and hybrid wireless power transfer systems;
- High-frequency power converter design and optimization;
- Wide-bandgap semiconductor applications using SiC and GaN devices;
- Magnetic coupling design, compensation networks, and coil optimization;
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in converter control and WPT optimization;
- Real-time simulation, digital twins, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and experimental validation of WPT and converter systems;
- Digital control, model predictive control, adaptive control, and intelligent control techniques;
- Renewable energy integration and wireless energy transfer applications;
- Standards, interoperability, reliability, and cybersecurity aspects of wireless power systems.
We are pleased to invite researchers, engineers, and practitioners from academia and industry to contribute original research articles and comprehensive review papers addressing emerging challenges and innovative solutions in wireless power transfer and power converter technologies.
Dr. Hossam Hussein
Prof. Dr. Osama A. Mohammed
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wireless power transfer (WPT)
- resonant inductive coupling
- power converters
- electric vehicle charging
- wide-bandgap semiconductors
- model predictive control
- high-frequency converters
- energy conversion
- smart charging
- electromagnetic compatibility
- renewable energy integration
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