Call for Papers

WPW 2022
Wireless Power Week
July 4-9, 2022
Bordeaux, France

WPW2022* is the largest event in the world for wirelesspower research, covering a wide range of topics related towireless power technologies across the electromagneticspectrum.
Conference venue: Bordeaux INP
Jointly held with the Energy Harvesting Summit

Technical AreasTechnologies for wireless power transfer•••••

Near-field (inductive, capacitive) transfer
Directional and omni-directional transfer
Static and dynamic wireless charging
Power management and power electronics
Acoustic and optical techniques

Important DatesJanuary 21, 2022 | Paper submission
March 18, 2022 | Acceptance notification
April 22, 2022 | Final paper submission

Systems and circuits for wireless power transfer• Coil, antenna, and array design• Rectifier circuits and rectennas• Backscattering, RFIDs, and electronic tags

Applications of wireless power transfer••••

Wearable and implantable devices
Underwater and complex environments
EMC/EMI and co-existenceStandards, regulations, and biological effects

Energy harvesting and hybrid systems†
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Materials for energy conversion and storage
Mechanical, thermal, and optical harvesters
Micro- and nano- generators
Hybrid energy harvesters
Energy extraction and management circuits
Battery-free systems and devices* Formerly IEEE MTT-S Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC) & IEEE PELS Workshopof Emerging Technologies: Wireless Power (WoW)† Special joint session with the Energy Harvesting Summit

Organizing Committee

General Chairs
Simon Hemour, Univ. Bordeaux, France
Bruno Allard, AMPERE-Lab, FranceTakacs Alexandru, LAAS-CNRS, France

Technical Program Committee Chairs
Paul Mitchelson, Imperial College, UK
Luca Roselli, Univ. Perugia, Italy
John S. Ho, NUS, SingaporeWebsite
www.wpw2022.org
Contact
contact.wpw2022@ims-bordeaux.fr

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