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Zhicong HUANG

Associate Professor
South China University of Technology (SCUT)
zhiconghuang /at/ scut.edu.cn


About Me

I am an Associate Professor at South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. I received my Ph.D. in Power Electronics from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2018 and was a Postdoctoral Fellow under the UM Macao Talent Program with the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, University of Macau, in 2019. Over the past 15 years, I have dedicated myself to power electronics and its interdisciplinary applications, and I am listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2024, 2025). My current research focuses on:

I currently serve as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics and IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics. I am also an active reviewer for leading IEEE journals and have received seven reviewer awards.

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Research Highlights

  1. Dynamic wireless power transfer charging lane with segmented transmitter coils

    Dynamic WPT Based on Sparse Coil Arrays

    Develops rectangular solenoidal pads and an alternately arranged segmented transmitter track with magnetic-field complementation, improving misalignment tolerance while suppressing output-power fluctuation and enabling large coil spacing in dynamic wireless power transfer.

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  2. Neural ODE modeling structure for a grid-tied power electronic converter

    Power Electronics Modeling Based on Neural ODE

    Uses neural ordinary differential equations to model the fast inner-loop, switching, and filter dynamics of power electronic converters, enabling accurate coarse-step simulation while substantially reducing computational time.

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Selected Papers

A full list of papers can be found on Google Scholar.

AI for Power Electronics

  • Yaofeng Liang, Zhicong Huang*, and Yu Chen*, “Hybrid modeling approach combining analytical and neural ordinary differential equations for accelerated simulation of grid-tied inverter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 11867-11878, Jul. 2026. DOI PDF
  • Canjun Yuan, Changyue Zou, and Zhicong Huang*, “Transfer learnable physics-informed neural network surrogating grid-tied inverters for renewable power system simulation,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 2487–2498, Feb. 2026. DOI PDF
  • Hanchen Ge, Yaofeng Liang, Jinpeng Lei, Canjun Yuan and Zhicong Huang*, “Neural ODE model of power electronic converters with accelerated computation and high fidelity,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 71, no. 12, pp. 6363-6374, Dec. 2024. DOI PDF
  • Zhicong Huang*, Canjun Yuan, Hanchen Ge, and Ting Hou, “Optimization of substation siting and connection topology in offshore wind farm based on modified firefly algorithm”, IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 806-816, Sep. 2023. (Spotlight Paper) DOI
  • Hanchen Ge, Zhihong Huang, and Zhicong Huang*, “Modeling methodology based on fast and refined neural networks for non-isolated DC-DC converters with configurable parameter settings,” IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 617-628, Jun. 2023. DOI

Wireless Power Transfer

  • Zhicong Huang, Jingyu Wang*, Jun Cheng, and Chi-Kwan Lee, “A single-switch IPT driver for unipolar-bipolar composite coils achieving misalignment tolerance,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 1569–1573, Feb. 2026. DOI PDF
  • Jingyu Wang, Zhicong Huang*, and Xiaolu Li*, “A dual-frequency resonant single-ended IPT circuit with enhanced power transfer capability,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 72, no. 8, pp. 7964--7973, Aug. 2025. DOI PDF
  • Zhicong Huang*, Bowei Zou, Zhenwei Huang, Herbert Ho-Ching Iu, and Chi K. Tse, “A single-stage IPT converter with optimal efficiency tracking and constant voltage output against dynamic variations of coupling and load”, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1582-1592, Feb. 2025. DOI PDF
  • Hai Xu and Zhicong Huang*, “Alternately-arranged segmented transmitter pads with magnetic field complementation for suppressing power fluctuation in dynamic wireless power transfer,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 14091-14102, Oct. 2024. DOI PDF
  • Zhicong Huang*, Tian Qin, Xiaolu Lucia Li*, Li Ding, Herbert Ho-Ching Iu, and Chi K. Tse, “Synthesis of inductive power transfer converters with dual immittance networks for inherent CC-to-CV charging profiles,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 7766-7777, Jun. 2024. DOI PDF
  • Zhicong Huang, Guoyu Wang, Jidong Yu, and Xiaohui Qu*, “A novel clamp coil assisted IPT battery charger with inherent CC-to-CV transition capability,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 8607-8611, Aug. 2021. DOI PDF
  • Zhicong Huang*, Chi-Seng Lam, Pui-In Mak, Rui P. Martins, Siu-Chung Wong, and Chi K. Tse, “A single-stage inductive-power-transfer converter for constant-power and maximum-efficiency battery charging,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, no. 9, pp. 8973-8984, Sep. 2020. DOI PDF
  • Zhicong Huang*, Siu-Chung Wong, and Chi K. Tse, “Comparison of basic inductive power transfer systems with linear control achieving optimized efficiency,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 3276-3286, Mar. 2020. DOI PDF
  • Zhicong Huang*, Siu-Chung Wong, and Chi K. Tse, “An inductive-power-transfer converter with high efficiency throughout battery-charging process,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 10245-10255, Oct. 2019. DOI PDF
  • Zhicong Huang, Siu-Chung Wong*, and Chi K. Tse, “Control design for optimizing efficiency in inductive power transfer systems,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 4523-4534, May 2018. DOI PDF

Other Power Electronics

  • Zhijian Fang, Chi Zhang, Jinbo Zhao, Han Fu, Chunyu Ye, and Zhicong Huang*, “Adaptive main-module based partial power processing for wide-range operation of current-source driven modular MVDC,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 675–688, Jan. 2026. DOI PDF
  • Zhijian Fang, Haojiang Yue, Zihao Wei, Zihan Zhang, and Zhicong Huang*, “A control-free series resonant converter for battery charging with automatic CC-to-CV profile and whole-process high efficiency,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 8666-8675, Jul. 2023. DOI PDF
  • Zhijian Fang, Hanlin Dong, Haotian Sun, Fei Xie, and Zhicong Huang*, “Intermittent sinusoidal modulation of bidirectional series resonant converter with zero current switching, linear current controllability and load-independent efficiency,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 11725-11738, Oct. 2022. DOI PDF

Wave Energy Converters

  • Yongxing Zhang, Jing Bian, and Zhicong Huang*, “Built-in wave energy converter inspired adaptive vibration control for offshore floating platform,” Renewable Energy, vol. 254, pp. 123679, Dec. 2025. DOI PDF
  • Yongxing Zhang, Zhicong Huang*, Jing Bian, Junwei Liu, and Ning Su, “Multi-degree-of-freedom decoupled mechanism for improving energy harvesting performance of wave energy converter,” Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 334, pp. 119850, Jun. 2025. DOI PDF
  • Yongxing Zhang, Zhicong Huang*, and Jin Bian, “Multi-dimensional vibration control for offshore floating platform synergizing built-in wave energy converter with decoupled power take-offs,” Ocean Engineering, vol. 322, pp. 120450, Apr. 2025. DOI PDF
  • Zhicong Huang, Yongxing Zhang, and Jin Bian*, “Offshore floating platform synergizing internally-installed self-reacting wave energy converters for optimizing vibration control and energy harvesting,” Ocean Engineering, vol. 313, pp. 119429, Dec. 2024. DOI PDF
  • Yongxing Zhang, Zhicong Huang*, Bowei Zou, and Jing Bian, “Conceptual design and analysis for a novel parallel configuration-type wave energy converter,” Renewable Energy, vol. 208, pp. 627-644, May 2023. DOI PDF

Group Alumni

PhD Graduates

Name Year Next Position
Jingyu Wang 2026 Qingdao University
Bowei Zou 2025 Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd.
Yongxing Zhang 2025 Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University
Hai Xu 2024 Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Master Graduates

Name Year Next Position
Jingpeng Lei 2026 Shenzhen SiCarrier Technologies Co., Ltd.
Jun Cheng 2026 PhD student, South China University of Technology
Canjun Yuan 2025 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Chenglang Su 2025 Digital Grid Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.
Yu Wang 2025 PhD student, South China University of Technology
Tian Qin 2024 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Mengna Luo 2024 Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd.
Hanchen Ge 2024 PhD student, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Zhenwei Huang 2023 Digital Grid Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.
Yang Yang 2023 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.


Research group graduation photo, 2025
Research Group Graduates, 2025
Research group graduation photo, 2024
Research Group Graduates, 2024
Research group graduation photo, 2023
Research Group Graduates, 2023

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