Another embodiment provides a method for non-contact power transfer including establishing communication between a power transmitter device and a plurality of power receiver devices, and determining, using an electronic processor of the power transmitter device, priority and power requirements of the plurality of power receiver devices. The method includes dividing, using the electronic processor, a first AC input between a plurality of transmitter coils of the power transmitter device based on the priority and power requirements of the plurality of power receiver devices coupled to the plurality of power transmitter coils. The first AC input is a multi-phase AC input.

Another embodiment provides a method for non-contact power transfer including establishing communication between a power transmitter device and a power receiver device, and negotiating power transfer requirements between the power transmitter device and the power receiver device. The method also includes providing a first alternating current to a transmitter coil of the power transmitter device, and generating, using the transmitter coil, an oscillating magnetic field. The transmitter coil is provided in a transmitter portion of the power transmitter device. The method also includes generating a second alternating current in a receiver coil of the power receiver device based on the oscillating magnetic field. The receiver coil is in a receiver portion of the power receiver device. The method further includes converting the second alternating current to output power, and providing the output power to a load of the power receiver device. The transmitter portion and the receiver portion are aligned to axially align the transmitter coil and the receiver coil without an air gap between the transmitter portion and the receiver portion.