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Wireless Power Transfer for Unmanned Aircrafts

Wireless Power Transfer for Unmanned Aircrafts

Wireless Power Transfer for Unmanned Aircrafts

Fundamental, Design and Control
Zhen Zhang, Tianjin University
Yu Gu, Tianjin University
Qi Li, Tianjin University
November 2025
Not yet published - available from November 2025
Hardback
9781108472432
c.
$95.00
USD
Hardback

    Discover the principles of wireless power transfer for unmanned aerial vehicles, from theoretical modelling to practical applications. This essential guide provides a complete technical perspective and hands-on experience. It combines in-depth theoretical models, such as T-models and M-models, with practical system design, including wireless charging system construction. It presents systematic solutions to real-world challenges in UAV wireless charging, such as mutual inductance disturbances and lightweight units. Providing the resources to tackle complex industry problems this book covers the latest technological insights including advanced control methods, such as PT-symmetric WPT system control schemes and charging range extension techniques. Ideal for professional engineers, designers, and researchers, it provides the tools needed to innovate in UAV technology and power systems. Whether you're developing new systems or optimizing existing ones, this comprehensive resource delivers the insights and techniques to drive progress in wireless power transfer for unmanned aircraft.

    • Focuses on real-world challenges and solutions for wireless in-flight charging
    • Addresses growing industry demands for advanced, reliable, and efficient power solutions for UAVs
    • Provides in-depth coverage of the design and control mechanisms needed for effective wireless charging, including innovations in magnetic couplers and control schemes

    Product details

    November 2025
    Hardback
    9781108472432
    145 pages
    244 × 170 mm
    Not yet published - available from November 2025

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. Fundamentals of wireless power transfer
    • 2. Hovering wireless charging for UAV
    • 3. Magnetic coupler design for wireless charging of UAV
    • 4. Control for wireless charging of UAV
    • 5. Control scheme based on the PT-symmetric WPT system
    • 6. Charging range extension for the PT-symmetric WPT system
    • Index.
      Authors
    • Zhen Zhang , Tianjin University

      Zhen Zhang is a Professor in Electrical Engineering at Tianjin University and Chair of IEEE Beijing Section IES Chapter (Tianjin). He is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine. He is the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Paper Award for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, and the IEEE J. David Irwin Early Career Award.

    • Yu Gu , Tianjin University

      Yu Gu received his Ph.D. degree from Tianjin University. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tianjin University with research interests in including wireless power transfer and power electronic control.

    • Qi Li , Tianjin University

      Qi Li received his M.Sc. from Tianjin University and joined the School of Electrical and Information Engineering of Tianjin University in 2015. He has received the SHENZHIKANG Teaching Award from Tianjin University and his research areas include Embedded Computing and Control, Intelligent Robotic Systems.