Smart Power Electronics Based Fast Charging Systems 2023

Dear Colleagues,

Although electrification of various modes of transportation has become tremendously popular in the last decade or so, the infrastructure to charge them is noticeably deficient. This Special Issue aims at addressing this burning issue by focusing on power converter topologies and control specifically applicable to futuristic fast charging systems as well as wireless (conductive, inductive, capacitive, and/or hybrid) charging systems. Wireless charger designs for varied modes of transport such as cars, bikes, buses, drones, aircrafts, ships, undersea vehicles, and metro/streetcars/railways are of particular interest. Critical issues such as inductive power transfer (IPT) coil design and capacitive power transfer (CPT) dielectric medium/transfer plate designs will be focused on. Futuristic designs and evolution of DC fast-charging infrastructures will also be looked at, including technologies addressing grid-connected (medium-voltage) converters, power quality issues, as well as power electronics interface for renewable energy/smart-grid-based chargers. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Wireless and plugged charging power converter topologies;
• Static and dynamic (in-motion) wireless charging;
• Inductive and capacitive power transfer (IPT/CPT) coupler designs and compensation techniques;
• Power converters and control for health-conscious fast charging;
• Battery energy management systems and thermal management systems for extreme rapid charging;
• Wide bandgap (WBG) devices (SiC and GaN) for extreme fast-charging converters and their control;
• Electromagnetic inference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) issues;
• Autonomous vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) charging;
• Renewable energy/smart-grid-integrated chargers/converters;
• Futuristic charging station infrastructure design and development;
• Power electronics to solve grid-side power quality issues;
• Standards and policies for plugged and wireless fast charging.

Prof. Dr. Sheldon Williamson
Dr. Hua Bai
Guest Editors

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• wireless and plugged charging power converter topologies
• static and dynamic (in-motion) wireless charging
• inductive and capacitive power transfer (IPT/CPT) coupler designs and compensation techniques
• power converters and control for health-conscious fast charging
• battery energy management systems and thermal management systems for extreme rapid charging
• wide bandgap (WBG) devices (SiC and GaN) for extreme fast-charging converters and their control
• electromagnetic inference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) issues
• autonomous vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) charging
• renewable energy/smart-grid-integrated chargers/converters
• futuristic charging station infrastructure design and development
• power electronics to solve grid-side power quality issues
• standards and policies for plugged and wireless fast charging