Special Session 5
SS05. Advances in Conductive and Inductive Charging Technologies for Electrified Mobility
Chair: Gangwei Zhu
Affiliate: City University of Hong Kong
Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Email: gangwzhu@cityu.edu.hk
Co-Chair: Jianning Dong
Affiliate: Delft University of Technology
Title: Associate Professor
Email: j.dong-4@tudelft.nl
Co-Chair: Kerui Li
Affiliate: City University of Hong Kong
Title: Research Assistant Professor
Email: Kerui.li@cityu.edu.hk
Co-Chair: Jiayang Wu
Affiliate: City University of Hong Kong
Title: Research Assistant Professor
Email: jiayang.wu@cityu.edu.hk
Co-Chair: Jiayu Zhou
Affiliate: City University of Hong Kong
Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Email: jiayzhou@cityu.edu.hk
Abstract
The transition towards electrified transportation encompasses a wide range of vehicle platforms, from light-duty electric bikes to heavy-duty electric trucks, buses, and emerging aerial vehicles. To support this diverse ecosystem, conductive and inductive charging technologies are advancing rapidly, delivering flexible, efficient, and scalable solutions for both stationary and dynamic scenarios.
Conductive charging remains the cornerstone of current infrastructure, evolving to enable high-power, rapid-charging architectures and scalable, modular configurations. Meanwhile, inductive charging systems are gaining momentum due to their potential for hands-free operation, enhanced safety, and weather-resistant designs. Moreover, hybrid approaches integrating conductive and inductive charging are also being explored to enable flexible charging options and optimized power conversion.
This special session will highlight the technological advancements shaping the future of conductive and inductive charging for electrified mobility, emphasizing enabling technologies such as power converters, control techniques, magnetic designs, system integration, and emerging standards. The scope of this special session includes, but is not limited to:
Topology architectures for power converters
Control, modelling, and modulation techniques
Electromagnetic design and optimization
Integrated conductive and inductive charging solutions
Safety, EMI, isolation and thermal management
Interoperability, standardization, and system-level integration
Biography
Gangwei Zhu received the B.S. degree from Central South University, Changsha, China, in 2018, the M.S. degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, in 2021, and the Ph.D. degree from Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, in 2024, all in electrical engineering. Currently, he is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. His research interests include design, modelling, and control for power electronics and wireless power transfer.
Jianning Dong received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2010 and 2015, respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher with the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. He is currently an Associate Professor in Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. His research interests include electromechanical energy conversion and contactless power transfer.
Kerui Li received the B.Eng. degree from the South China University of Technology in 2013, the M.Eng. degree from the Sun Yat-sen University in 2016, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Hong Kong in 2021. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at The City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Li’s professional services and research have been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Outstanding Reviewer Award (2025), two IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Prize Paper Awards (second place in 2024 and first place in 2023), the IEEE Power Electronics Society Ph.D. Thesis Talk Award (2022), and the University of Hong Kong Power Engineering Prize (2020).
Jiayang Wu received the B.Eng. degree in Electrical Information Engineering from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 2022. She has worked as a Research Fellow at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2023. Following this role, she held the position of a Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong in 2024. She is currently a Research Assistant Professor in Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. She was a recipient of the Best Paper Award (Second Place) of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS in 2019 and 2023, and the Best Presentation Award of the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition in 2024. She also holds two Chinese patents and one U.S. patent. Her current research interests include wireless power transfer, electric vehicle charging, resonant converters, and renewable energy.
Jiayu Zhou received the B.Eng. degree and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, China, and the Ph.D. degree in engineering cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, in 2023. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with The City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. His research interests include wireless power transfer and power converters for renewable energy systems.