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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 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 to the field of Power Electronics and its interdisciplinary applications and am listed among the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University. My current research focuses on

I am serving as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics and was a Guest Editor for IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems. I am also an active peer reviewer for various top IEEE journals and has been recognized with 5 reviewer awards from IEEE journals.

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Research Highlights

  1. AI for Power Electronics
    Hybrid modeling approach combining analytical and neural ordinary differential equations for accelerated simulation of grid-tied inverter
    Yaofeng Liang, Zhicong Huang*, and Yu Chen*
    IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2026
    DOI
  2. Wireless Power Transfer
    A single-switch IPT driver for unipolar-bipolar composite coils achieving misalignment tolerance
    Zhicong Huang, Jingyu Wang*, Jun Cheng, and Chi-Kwan Lee
    IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2026
    DOI
  3. Other Power Electronics
    Adaptive main-module based partial power processing for wide-range operation of current-source driven modular MVDC
    Zhijian Fang, Chi Zhang, Jinbo Zhao, Han Fu, Chunyu Ye, and Zhicong Huang*
    IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2026
    DOI
  4. Wave Energy Converters
    Built-in wave energy converter inspired adaptive vibration control for offshore floating platform
    Yongxing Zhang, Jing Bian, and Zhicong Huang*
    Renewable Energy, 2025
    DOI


Selected Papers

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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
  • 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
  • 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

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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


Group Alumni

PhD Graduates

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

Master Graduates

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


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