Prof. Yiming Zhang

Experience: 

Prof. Yiming Zhang received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2011 and 2016, respectively. From 2017 to 2019, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher with San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA. From 2019 to 2020, he was a Research Fellow with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is now a full professor with Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China. He has authored 1 book from Springer, authored or co-authored more than 80 technical papers in journals and conference proceedings. His research interests include wireless power transfer for electric vehicles and mobile phones, and power electronics converters.

Prof. Yiming Zhang was the recipient of the National Oversea High-Level Talent Program and Outstanding Doctoral Dissertations of Tsinghua University in 2016. He was recognized as an Outstanding Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics in 2019 and a Distinguished Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics in 2020.

Speech Title: Theory and Application of Wireless Power Transfer

Abstract: Wireless power transfer (WPT) is the transmission of power from the source to the load without direct electrical contact. This history of WPT dates back to Nikola Tesla with his advanced ideas. The category and basic theories of WPT are presented. The typical applications of WPT, including consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and rail transmit, are investigated. The space solar station is briefly discussed. The future development of WPT is projected.