Wei Liu - Projects

Energy Encryption of Wireless Power Transfer for Roadway-Powered Electric Vehicles

Funding: Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Hong Kong SAR
Duration: 09/2017 ~ 02/2021
Description: Developed and implemented wireless energy encryption schemes including multi-dimensional chaos and modulation algorithms; Analyzed and explored dynamic impedance matching strategies; Constructed prototypes to test the energy security performance
Keywords: Electric vehicle, Power electronics, Wireless power transfer, Inductive power transfer, Energy system

A Novel Wireless Position-Sensorless Switched Reluctance Motor Drive and its Applications

Funding: Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Hong Kong SAR
Duration: 09/2020 ~ 08/2023
Description: Integrated the wireless power transfer and motor drive; Built up the experimental prototype including SiC/GaN full-bridge inverters and power circuits; Analyzed and developed wireless sensorless motor control method implemented at the transmitter side only
Keywords: Power electronics, Electric motors, Electric drives, Wireless power transfer, Switched reluctance motors

Development of a New Breed of Electric Propulsion for Electric Aircraft

Funding: The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Duration: 09/2019 ~ 08/2021
Description: Conducted electromagnetic design and loss analysis of superconducting motor drives; Performed system modeling and simulation by MATLAB and FEA software
Keywords: Superconducting machine, Fault tolerance, Electric aircraft