Inductive power transfer (IPT) is emerging as a possible way to charge electric vehicles. However, there are still some technical challenges that need to be addressed, such as how to ensure fast and efficient charging across a wide range of operating conditions. For example, different battery states of charge and misalignment of charging pads can lead to situations where the power transferred from the same IPT system could vary by up to 4.5 times without regulation.
The lecture will present some electronic solutions to this problem developed by the Power Electronics Group at theUniversity of Auckland, with a particular focus on solutions using detuning or switched capacitors.
Lecturer
Cody Yang Liu is a PhD student in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Auckland and submitted his dissertation in 2025. He is currently working in the Power Electronics Group at the Department of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering at the University of Auckland. His research interests include power electronics and wireless power transfer.
Location and time: T2:B3-258 (Department of Drive Systems meeting room), Friday, February 27, 2025, at 9:15 a.m.
