讲座主题：Recent Advances of Model Predictive Control for Motor Drives and Grid-Connected Systems
讲座人：Prof. Jose Rodriguez, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile; Prof. Zhenbin Zhang, Shandong University, Jinan, China; Prof. Fengxiang Wang, Quanzhou Institute of Equipment Manufacturing, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Quanzhou, China; Prof. Cristian Garcia, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; Prof. Margarita Norambuena, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile; Dr. Oluleke Babayomi, ICT Convergence Research Center, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, South Korea; Dr. Guangze Chen, Shandong University, Jinan, China
讲座摘要：
Recently, the rapid advancement of modern microcontrollers has revolutionized power converter control, enabling the development and implementation of new intelligent control and modulation strategies. Among these, Model Predictive Control (MPC) has emerged as a powerful and versatile alternative, attracting significant attention from both academia and industry. MPC offers numerous advantages over classical linear controllers, including its intuitive design, elimination of linear controllers and modulators, and seamless integration of nonlinearities and constraints into the control law. These features grant MPC to be particularly promising for motor drives and grid-connected power conversion systems, where stringent performance demands, operational constraints, and increasingly complex system dynamics must be addressed simultaneously.
Moreover, from a power-system perspective, inverter-based resource dominated power systems have become an increasingly active research and industrial topic due to the large-scale integration of renewable energy and power electronic-interfaced generation. The resulting fast dynamics, strong coupling, and reduced system inertia further motivate the adoption of MPC as a unified framework to address multiple objectives and constraints.
Therefore, this tutorial will address the recent advances and emerging trends of MPC for motor drives and grid-connected systems, highlighting both methodological developments and practical implementation aspects. The tutorial will cover fundamental MPC principles, discrete-time modeling, and optimization-based control formulations, followed by state-of-the-art applications in electric drives and grid-connected converters. Special attention will be paid to implementation challenges, such as power quality improvement, computational load reduction, and robustness considerations, as well as to advanced MPC concepts that better enables industrial feasibility. Participants will gain insights into the fundamental principles of MPC, explore state-of-the-art applications, and learn about emerging opportunities and challenges for optimizing system performance. The tutorial will provide a comprehensive understanding of how MPC is reshaping the future of power electronics and drives, discussing their impacts on the next-generation power electronics.
作者简介：
Jose Rodriguez (Life Fellow, IEEE) received the Engineering degree in electrical engineering from the Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile, in 1977, and the Dr.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, in 1985. He has been with the Department of Electronics Engineering, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, since 1977, where he was a Full Professor and the President. From 2015 to 2019, he was the President with the Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile. From 2022 to 2023, he was the President of Universidad San Sebastian, Santiago, where he is currently the Director of the Center for Energy Transition. He has co-authored two books, several book chapters, and more than 1000 journal and conference papers. His main research interests include multilevel inverters, new converter topologies, control of power converters, and adjustable-speed drives. Dr. Rodriguez is a member of the Chilean Academy of Engineering. He has received a number of best paper awards from journals of the IEEE. In 2014, he received the National Award of Applied Sciences and Technology from the Government of Chile. In 2015, he received the Eugene Mittelmann Award from the Industrial Electronics Society of the IEEE. From 2014 to 2025, he was included in the list of Highly Cited Researchers published by Web of Science.
Zhenbin Zhang (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree at the Institute for Electrical Drive Systems and Power Electronics (EAL), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, with "summa cum laude". From 2016 to 2017, he worked as a Research Fellow and the group-leader for "Modern Control Strategies for Electrical Drives" group in EAL. Since 2017, he has held the position of Full Professor and International Collaboration Ambassador of Shandong University, China. From 2018 to 2022, he was a guest professor in TUM with the "August-Wilhelm Scheer Professorship Award." Prof. Zhang is an IET Fellow, IET Chartered Engineer, IEEE Senior Member, and World Top 2% Scientists released by Stanford University. He was awarded the "VDE-AWARD-2017" for his contributions in advanced control for wind power generation and electrical drives. He was selected for the National High-Level Talent of China, and granted the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Shandong Province, China. In addition, he won the First Prize of the Technological Invention Award of China Power Supply Society, First Prize of Science and Technology Award of China Electrotechnical Society, the Second Prize of both Shandong and Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award in 2025, 2023, 2022 and 2021, for his contributions in design and control of renewable energy and power conversion systems.
Fengxiang Wang (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Jiujiang, China, in 1982. He received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering and the M.S. degree in automation from Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, China, in 2005 and 2008, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Institute for Electrical Drive Systems and Power Electronics, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany, 2014. Currently, he is working as a Full Professor and the Director of Quanzhou Institute of Equipment Manufacturing, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Quanzhou, China. Dr. Wang serves as an IET Fellow and an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. As the General Chair, he organized the IEEE 5th International Symposium on Predictive Control of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics (PRECEDE). He was selected for the National High-Level Talent of China, Council Member of the China Power Supply Society, Multiple Specialized Committees of CES, and Vice President of Fujian Automation Society. In addition, he won the First Prize of the Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award in 2024 and the First Prize of Technological Invention Award of China Power Supply Society in 2025, for his contributions in predictive control and sensorless control for electrical drives and power electronics.
Cristian Garcia (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics Engineering from the Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. From 2019 to 2026, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Talca, Curico, Chile. Since 2022, he has also been an Associate Researcher with the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), Valparaiso, Chile. Since 2026, he has been an Associate Professor with the Applied Power Electronic Systems (APES) Section, Department of Energy, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. Dr. Garcia serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. He has authored more than 200 scientific publications, including over 80 journal papers and 120 conference papers, in the fields of power electronics, electrical drives, and transportation electrification. His research interests include advanced control of power electronic converters and motor drives, electric transportation systems, model predictive control, data-driven and artificial intelligence-based control techniques, and the application of modern control methods to electrical machines and power conversion systems.
Margarita Norambuena (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.S. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering, in 2013, the Ph.D. degree (summa cum laude) in electronics engineering from the Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile, in 2017, and the Doktoringenieur (Dr.-Ing.) degree (summa cum laude) in electrical and electronic engineering from the Technische Universitat Berlin (TUB), Berlin, Germany, in 2018. She is currently an Assistant Professor with Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria. Her research interests include multilevel converters, model predictive control of power converters and drives, energy storage systems, renewable energy, and electromobility. She is also Associate Editor for IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. Dr. Norambuena was the recipient of the IEEE IES Student Best Paper Award 2019 for her doctoral work.
Oluleke Babayomi (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Shandong University, Jinan, China. He currently leads the Grid Integration Group at the ICT Center for Research Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, South Korea. He has led technical teams at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea; and the National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria. His research focus includes advanced/data-driven control of power electronic converters, microgrids, and distributed energy resources. Dr. Babayomi is an author of highly-cited peer-reviewed publications in IEEE and international journals. His sustainable transitions contributions are referenced in flagship reports by the World Bank, IEA, and IRENA. He was the recipient of the 2024 IEEE-PELS Ph.D. Thesis Talk Award, the 2024 IEEE Smart Village Leadership Award and is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
Guangze Chen was born in Shandong, China, in 2002. He received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Shandong University, Shandong, China, in 2024. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree with the Laboratory for More Power Electronic Energy Systems (MPEES), School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, Shandong, China. He is also a joint doctoral researcher with the Chair of Wind Energy (TUM-WEI) at the Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. He has been selected for the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Young Talents Promotion Program (Doctoral Student Track). He received the Best Paper Award at PRECEDE 2025 and the Gold Medal at the 49th Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions. His research interests include medium-voltage motor drives and high-power renewable energy generation systems.
