Advanced Wireless Charging Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The rapid evolution of intelligent transportation systems (ITSs) demands charging solutions that are as dynamic and interconnected as the vehicles they serve. Wireless power transfer (WPT) has emerged as a key technology to enable seamless, automated charging for electric vehicles (EVs), buses, shuttles, and even aerial drones—both in static parking scenarios and in on-the-move situations. Significant progress has been made in resonant‐coupling coil structures, compensation topologies, magnetic materials, power‐electronics converters, and control algorithms. Yet, critical challenges remain in achieving high efficiency under misalignment, ensuring electromagnetic compatibility and safety, integrating bidirectional energy exchange, and deploying interoperable infrastructure at scale.

This Special Issue of Vehicles, entitled “Advanced Wireless Charging Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems”, invites original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and practical case studies that address these challenges across multidisciplinary perspectives. We aim to collect contributions that span theoretical analyses, hardware prototypes, system integration studies, and large‐scale field demonstrations, thereby charting a roadmap toward truly ubiquitous, resilient, and user-friendly wireless charging networks.

Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Static and dynamic WPT systems for road and off-road vehicles;
• Innovative coil and pad designs, metamaterials, compensation topologies, and shielding techniques for enhanced coupling;
• Control strategies and communication protocols for power–data co-transfer and adaptive tuning;
• Electromagnetic compatibility, thermal management, and safety certification;
• Bidirectional (vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-vehicle) energy exchange;
• Standardized testing methodologies, performance benchmarks, and interoperability frameworks;
• Lifecycle assessment, economic analysis, and sustainability metrics;
• Pilot deployments, infrastructure planning, and real-world performance evaluations.

We look forward to receiving your high-quality submissions that will push the boundaries of wireless charging in ITS and accelerate the transition to a cleaner, smarter future in mobility.

Dr. Xiaofei Li
Dr. Heshou Wang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Vehicles is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• vehicle-to-grid
• lifecycle assessment
• intelligent transportation systems
• wireless power transfer