Guest Editorial Advances in Wireless Power Transfer Technologies

Recently, application of wireless (contactless) power transfer (WPT) technology in electric transportation, smart e-mobility, and future smart cities has gained wider attention. This is evident from the use of WPT technology in electric cars and heavy-duty mass transit, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones), sea/undersea vehicles (ships/submarines), utility vehicles (forklifts/golf carts), micromobility devices (scooters/e-bikes), and smart cities, offices, and buildings. WPT can be achieved either via electromagnetic inductive power transfer (IPT) or via electrostatic capacitive power transfer (CPT). This special section (SS) received contributions from papers that focus on the latest advances in WPT technology in the previous applications. This SS received a large number of submissions from across Asia/Pacific, Europe, Africa, South America, as well as North America. Keeping space limitations in mind, about 30% of the papers were accepted for inclusion in this special section.