Special Session 2

SS02.  Wireless Power Transfer and Dynamic Charging for Medicine, Industry and Mobility

Abstract

As wireless charging becomes increasingly popular for devices such as toothbrushes and mobile phones, the establishment of a manufacturer-independent industry standard for high-power applications, such as those required by electric vehicles (EVs), marks a significant milestone. This standard is expected to accelerate the adoption of dynamic charging or other wireless charging technologies. To address the limitations of battery energy density and enhance the flexibility of electronic devices, ongoing advancements in wireless power transfer (WPT) technology are crucial. Innovations such as multi-frequency WPT and load-independent WPT aim to overcome challenges in dynamic charging for modern EVs, drones, and electric boats. The goals of smart WPT systems include achieving higher efficiency, reliability, and flexibility. Within this framework, this special session highlights the latest developments in magnetic field generation and reception for smart transportation. Topics of interest include system-level design, magnetic field optimization, control strategies, and energy safety. Contributions from these areas are explicitly welcomed to foster cross-disciplinary innovation and collaboration.

Biography

Prof. Stefan M. Goetz received the undergraduate and graduate degrees from TU Muenchen, Munich, Germany, and his Ph.D. training at TU Muenchen and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. He has worked for various companies, after his Ph.D. particularly in the automotive industry, where he leads teams developing battery systems, power electronics, and motors. His current research interests include drives, modular power electronics concepts, battery electronics, precise high-power inverters and high-bandwidth transient synthesizers, medical power electronics and instrumentation, as well as integrative power electronics solutions for microgrids and electric vehicle applications.

Hui Wang received the B.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China, in 2014, and the M.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 2017. In 2022, he received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and electronic engineering in the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Currently, he is a Research Associate with the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, USA. His research interests include electric vehicle, electric machines and wireless power transfer technologies.

Wei Liu received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong, China, in 2014, 2017, and 2021, respectively. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Research Centre for Electric Vehicles and Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow and a Research Assistant Professor from 2021 to 2023, and he is now an Honorary Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HKU. His research interests include wireless power transfer, power electronics, biomedical power electronics, power semiconductor devices, and electric vehicle technologies.

Hongliang Pang received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China in 2017 and 2020, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and electronic engineering with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2024, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Currently, he is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. His current research interests include electric vehicles, wireless power transfer and Power-electronic-based impedance matching.