Univ.-Prof. Dr. Petar J. Grbović received the Dipl. Ing. (B. Sc.) and the Magister degrees from the School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia, in 1999 and 2005, and the Doctor (Ph.D) degree from the Laboratoire ’Électrotechnique et d’Électronique de Puissance de Lille, l’Ecole Centrale de Lille, France in 2010.
From March 1999 to February 2003, he was an R/D Engineer with RDA Co, Belgrade. From November 2000 to June 2001, he was a Consulting Engineer with CESET Italy (a division of Emerson Appliance Motors Europe). From March 2003 to April 2005, he was with the R&D Department, PDL Electronics, Ltd., Napier, New Zealand. Since April 2005 until July 2010, he was working with Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe, Pacy-Sur-Eure, France, as Power Electronics Group Expert. Since September 2010 until August 2011, he was with General Electric Global Research, Munich, Germany. Since September 2011 until September 2018, he was with HUAWEI Technologies, Europe Energy Competence Centre in Munich/Nuremberg, Germany, where he worked as a Senior Expert in the area of power electronics and power conversion. In March 2016 he was appointed to position of the scientific committee of Centre of Power Electronics and Drives, C-PED Lab., Roma TRE University, Italy. In June 2018 he was appointed to position of Full Professor at Innsbruck Power Electronics Laboratory (the i-PEL), the University of Innsbruck, Austria.
The focus of his research is on application of advanced energy storage devices, active gate driving for high power IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs, power converter topologies, advanced power semiconductor devices and control of power converters and semiconductor switches.
Prof. Grbović published 30 IEEE journal papers, 60 IEEE conference papers, 29 IEEE tutorials and a book “Ultra-capacitors in power Conversion Systems: Analysis, Modelling and Design in Theory and Practice”. He has 17 US & EP patents granted and 9 international patent applications pending.

Prof. Dr. Thierry A. Meynard graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Electrotechnique, d’Electronique, d’Hydraulique de Toulouse in 1985, became a Doctor of the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, in 1988 and was then an invited researcher at the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières, Canada, in 1989. He joined the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) as a full-time researcher in 1990, was Head of the Static Converter Group from 1994 to 2001. From 2010 to 2018 he has been associate director of the national program 3DPHI (3-Dimensional Power Hybrid Integration). He is now Directeur de Recherches CNRS at the LAPLACE(*), but in parallel he has been also involved in several industry-related activities.
Thierry A. Meynard has been part-time consultant with Cirtem from 2000 to 2016. In 2016 he co-founded and became scientific advisor at the company Power Design Technologies that develops PowerForge, the software for design of 2- and multi-level power converters later acquired by Gamma Technologies. Since January 2020, he is also acting as an independent consultant to transfer more innovation into industrial products.
His main research interests are related to series and parallel multicell converters, magnetic components and the development of design tools for power electronics.

Abstract – Power electronics and power conversion in general is today part of every segment of our life. Any piece of electric equipment we have today is somehow based on power electronics and converters; home appliance, industrial equipment, renewable energy, automotive, avionic, etc., etc. Conversion efficiency, specific power, power density and converter cost are today the most critical requirements for new converters. One way to increase the efficiency and reduce cost/size/weight is to deploy multi-level and/or multi-cell converters and partial power processing power converters. A novel solution to ultra-high efficiency and specific power dc/dc converters has been proposed and theoretically investigated in this tutorial. The solution is based on the fact that in most of application we do not need to process entire dc bus voltage and output current. We can process a fraction of the dc bus voltage and/or the load current. In other words, we do not need to process the converter total rated power; we would process just a fraction of the rated power. This is so-called concept of Partial Power Rated Converters (PPRC). Typical target applications are PV boost converters, energy storage (batteries and ultra-capacitors) interface converters, isolated ac/dc power supplies, electric drives, etc., etc.
Advantages of the PPRC concept, such as significant reduction of the input/output filter size & weight, voltage rating of power devices and conduction/switching losses are theoretically investigated and discussed in the tutorial. Various applications such as energy storage interface converters, isolated ac-dc converters and double feed electric machines are also discussed.
Several case studies and design examples are given in concluding part of the tutorial. One particular design example presented in the tutorial is 25kW battery interface dc/dc converter. An extraordinary efficiency of 99.5%, specific power of 30kW/kg and power density of 50kW/dm3 have been achieved.
This tutorial is aimed at power electronics engineers, professionals and graduate students who want to improve their knowledge and understanding of advanced concepts of power conversion, such as Partial Power Rated Converters and applications.

Miroslav Vasić (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Serbia, in 1981. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, in 2005, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in industrial electronics from the Centro de Electronica Industrial, Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, in 2007 and 2010, respectively.,He has been an Associate Professor with the Centro de Electronica Industrial, ETSII, UPM, since 2019. In recent years, a great part of his research activities has been related to the research of new semiconductor devices based on gallium nitride and their impact on power electronics. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed technical papers at conferences and in IEEE journals, and he advised seven Ph.D. theses and holds seven patents. His research interests include the application of power converters and their optimization.,Dr. Vasić was a recipient of the Semikron Innovation Award for the teamwork on “RF Power Amplifier With Increased Efficiency and Bandwidth” in 2012, an Award from the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering as a Recognition of his Research Trajectory in 2015, and the UPM Research Projection Award for the Best Young Researcher at UPM in 2016. He is a co-author of two IEEE journal prize-winning papers. He was one of the Co-Founder of the Technical Committee on Design Methodologies of IEEE Power Electronics Society and acted as the Vice-Chair from 2021 to 2023.

Nikola Mirković (Student Member, IEEE) was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1997. He received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, in 2020 and 2021, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in industrial electronics from Centro de Electrónica Industrial, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain in 202. He has been actively researching in the field of Inductive Power Transfer and high power power converters. He has been working as a research in Institute Nikola Tesla in Belgrade, Serbia, sine 2025.

This seminar “Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) Chargers for Electric Vehicle (EV) Applications – Challenges and Solutions” explores the cutting-edge design and implementation of Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) systems, a key technology driving the future of electric vehicle (EV) charging. As transportation shifts toward sustainable energy, IPT chargers provide a contactless, efficient solution for powering EVs. The seminar addresses the core challenges of IPT, such as optimizing the inductive coupler, managing compensation techniques, and implementing advanced converter topologies. Emphasis is placed on practical strategies for achieving high power transfer efficiency, particularly for systems operating at frequencies between 80 and 90 kHz, in line with SAE J2954 standards. Power ratings of the IPT chargers that will be presented and analysed range from 3.3 kW up to 30 kW.
Attendees will gain foundational insights into IPT system design, including the selection and optimization of coil geometries and ferrite tiles, and the tuning of resonant networks. The seminar also introduces novel solutions such as three-winding topologies and single-stage matrix converters, which offer improved efficiency and compactness but present their own design and control challenges. Special attention is given to bidirectional charging for modern EV batteries, as well as achieving reliable system performance under conditions like misalignment and high ground-to-vehicle clearance.
The seminar is divided into two sections. The first part covers the theoretical modeling and design of the IPT system, including compensation strategies and coil design. In the second part, practical implementation challenges are addressed, with real-world examples such as a 30 kW three-phase IPT charger prototype, highlighting synchronization issues, system losses, and control strategies. The seminar also provides hands-on guidance on modulation techniques for matrix converters, with experimental results to validate the discussed approaches.
This seminar is designed for researchers, PhD students, and professionals in power electronics who are interested in advancing their knowledge of IPT systems for EV applications. It offers a blend of theoretical principles and practical design insights, ensuring that participants can tackle the challenges of high-efficiency, high-power IPT system design.