Converter Topologies for Resonant Wireless Power Transfer (Power Systems)

The book presents a unified and design-oriented treatment of converter topologies used in resonant wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. It systematically covers compensation networks, resonant inverter and rectifier topologies, and practical design methodologies used in modern WPT applications. The authors introduce the basic concepts of WPT, as well as its history. They present the compensation technologies required on the transmitter side of a WPT system, in particular, the characteristics, analysis, and design of various types of Class D and Class E resonant inverter topologies. Application examples are provided, and a discussion of future trends in WPT concludes the book.

Converter Topologies for Resonant Wireless Power Transfer helps practitioners in the field find solutions to their problems in a clear and concise manner. Engineers and technology managers interested in the analysis, study, design, and development of WPT applications can also use the book as a point of reference. The characteristics and numerical examples provided for each topology also make the book an invaluable source of information for students at both an undergraduate and graduate level, as well as researchers.

Dariusz Czarkowski earned Master's degrees in electrical engineering from AGH University of Krakow, Poland, and Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, USA, and completed his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, USA, in 1996. He was honored with Professor Emeritus status at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA, an institution he served for nearly three decades. He is currently a part-time instructor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of South Alabama. Prof. Czarkowski has published extensively on power electronics and power distribution systems. He is the co-author of the seminal textbook Resonant Power Converters. His research and teaching continue to focus on the design and advanced control of resonant and PWM power converters using data-driven methods.

Qijun Deng received the B.S. and M.Sc. degrees in mechanical engineering and the Ph.D. degree in computer application technology from Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 1999, 2002, and 2005, respectively. In 2005, he joined Wuhan University, where he is currently a Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation. He has authored or co-authored over 100 journal and conference publications. From 2013 to 2014, he was a Visiting Scholar with the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA. His research interests include wireless power transfer, distribution automation, and electrical power informatics.

Erdem Asa received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA, in 2016. He is currently an R&D Staff Member with the Vehicle Power Electronics Research Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has authored or co-authored over 40 journal and conference publications. Before joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2019, he was a Design and Control Power Electronics Engineer with GE Aviation. His current research interests include isolated and non-isolated dc-dc converters, power converters for the aviation industry, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, and wireless power transfer systems.