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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
New Zealand
2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
68
Citations
22990
World Ranking
996
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Grant A. Covic is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and specializes in fields related to engineering, with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work encompasses subfields such as automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and control and systems engineering.

Their primary research areas include wireless power transfer systems, energy harvesting in wireless networks, and advanced battery technologies research. Additional topics covered in their work involve innovative energy harvesting technologies, electric vehicles and infrastructure, electrical contact performance and analysis, and smart grid energy management.

Grant A. Covic has contributed extensively to various publication venues. Frequent outlets for their research include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • 2022 Wireless Power Week (WPW)
  • IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics
  • Construction and Building Materials

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Variable-Frequency Retuned WPT System for Power Transfer and Efficiency Improvement in Dynamic EV Charging With Fixed Voltage Characteristic, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • Multiobjective Optimization of Inductive Power Transfer Double-D Pads for Electric Vehicles, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • An Inductive Coupler Array for In-Motion Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • A systematic review of charging infrastructure location problem for electric vehicles, 2020, Transport Reviews
  • Magnetic Design Considerations for High-Power Wireless Charging Systems, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Seho Kim
  • Feiyang Jackman Lin
  • Duleepa J. Thrimawithana
  • Patrick Lawton
  • Maedeh Amirpour

Grant A. Covic was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Design considerations for a contactless electric vehicle battery charger

    Chwei-Sen Wang;O.H. Stielau;G.A. Covic

  • Development of a Single-Sided Flux Magnetic Coupler for Electric Vehicle IPT Charging Systems

    M. Budhia;J. T. Boys;G. A. Covic;Chang-Yu Huang

  • Power transfer capability and bifurcation phenomena of loosely coupled inductive power transfer systems

    Chwei-Sen Wang;G.A. Covic;O.H. Stielau

  • Inductive Power Transfer

    G. A. Covic;J. T. Boys

  • Modern Trends in Inductive Power Transfer for Transportation Applications

    Grant Anthony Covic;John Talbot Boys

  • Design and Optimization of Circular Magnetic Structures for Lumped Inductive Power Transfer Systems

    M. Budhia;G. A. Covic;J. T. Boys

  • Stability and control of inductively coupled power transfer systems

    J.T. Boys;G.A. Covic;A.W. Green

  • A Three-Phase Inductive Power Transfer System for Roadway-Powered Vehicles

    G.A. Covic;J.T. Boys;M.L.G. Kissin;H.G. Lu

  • A new IPT magnetic coupler for electric vehicle charging systems

    Mickel Budhia;Grant Covic;John Boys

  • Design of loosely coupled inductive power transfer systems

    O.H. Stielau;G.A. Covic

  • A Unity-Power-Factor IPT Pickup for High-Power Applications

    N.A. Keeling;G.A. Covic;J.T. Boys

  • Development and evaluation of single sided flux couplers for contactless electric vehicle charging

    Mickel Budhia;Grant A. Covic;John T. Boys;Chang-Yu Huang

  • Investigation of Multiple Decoupled Coil Primary Pad Topologies in Lumped IPT Systems for Interoperable Electric Vehicle Charging

    Adeel Zaheer;Hao Hao;Grant A. Covic;Dariusz Kacprzak

  • Tripolar Pad for Inductive Power Transfer Systems for EV Charging

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  • Investigating an LCL load resonant inverter for inductive power transfer applications

    Chwei-Sen Wang;G.A. Covic;O.H. Stielau

  • A Bipolar Pad in a 10-kHz 300-W Distributed IPT System for AGV Applications

    Adeel Zaheer;Grant A. Covic;Dariusz Kacprzak

  • Multiphase Pickups for Large Lateral Tolerance Contactless Power-Transfer Systems

    Grant Elliott;Stefan Raabe;Grant A Covic;John T Boys

  • A bipolar primary pad topology for EV stationary charging and highway power by inductive coupling

    Grant A. Covic;Michael L. G. Kissin;Dariusz Kacprzak;Niels Clausen

  • An Approximate Dynamic Model of LCL- $T$ -Based Inductive Power Transfer Power Supplies

    Hao Hao;Grant Anthony Covic;John Talbot Boys

  • The design of a contact-less energy transfer system for a people mover system

    G.A. Covic;G. Elliott;O.H. Stielau;R.M. Green

  • A Parallel Topology for Inductive Power Transfer Power Supplies

    Hao Hao;G. A. Covic;J. T. Boys

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. Boys
John T. Boys University of Auckland
Aiguo Patrick Hu
Aiguo Patrick Hu University of Auckland
Duleepa J. Thrimawithana
Duleepa J. Thrimawithana University of Auckland
Udaya K. Madawala
Udaya K. Madawala University of Auckland
Elena A. Lomonova
Elena A. Lomonova Eindhoven University of Technology
Marian P. Kazmierkowski
Marian P. Kazmierkowski Warsaw University of Technology

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