Advances in Power Electronics and Wireless Power Transfer
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Power Electronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wireless power transfer; medium-frequency transformers; magnetics
Interests: dynamic wireless power transfer; magnetic pad design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Power electronics and wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies are rapidly converging to form the foundation of next-generation energy systems. The integration of high-frequency power conversion and contactless energy transfer is enabling new paradigms in electrification, including electric vehicles, autonomous systems, and distributed energy applications. In particular, recent advances in wide bandgap semiconductor devices, high-frequency inverter design, and resonant coupling techniques have significantly expanded the performance limits of integrated power conversion and WPT systems.
Despite these advancements, several technical challenges remain unresolved when power electronics and WPT are tightly coupled. These include switching-induced electromagnetic interference, harmonic generation, efficiency degradation at high frequencies, thermal management under high power density, and system-level optimization across power stages and coupling interfaces. Addressing these challenges requires a holistic design approach that bridges circuit design, electromagnetic field analysis, control strategies, and thermal engineering.
This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality contributions that explore the co-design, integration, and optimization of power electronics and WPT systems. We particularly welcome studies that demonstrate innovative concepts, experimental validations, and system-level solutions that go beyond conventional isolated approaches to power conversion or wireless transfer.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Co-design and integration of power converters and WPT systems;
- High-frequency inverter technologies for WPT applications;
- Advanced modulation and control strategies for integrated systems;
- Harmonic suppression and EMI mitigation in coupled systems;
- Wide bandgap device applications (GaN, SiC) in WPT-integrated converters;
- Magnetic design and coupling optimization considering converter operation;
- Thermal management and reliability in high power-density integrated systems;
- Modeling and system-level optimization of coupled power conversion and WPT;
- Experimental prototypes and demonstrators of integrated systems;
- Applications in electric vehicles, robotics, drones, and autonomous platforms.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Keisuke Kusaka
Dr. Ryosuke Ota
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- integrated power electronics
- wireless power transfer
- high-frequency power conversion
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