Biography
Prof. Zhenbin Zhang
Prof. Zhenbin Zhang
Shandong University, China
Title: Third-Generation Control Technology for Renewable Energy Power Converters and Electrical Drives—Model Predictive Control
Abstract: 

Sustainable energy conversion and efficient electrical drive technologies are key solutions to solve the increasingly severe environmental and energy problems. Advanced control approaches will enable these techniques yielding qualified performances. With its unparalleled dynamic performances, multi-target inclusion capability, and customized optimization flexibility, model predictive control has emerged as a very promising control alternative, even starts turning into the third generation of advanced control technology in the fields of renewable energy generation, power electronics, and electrical drive fields. Recently, this technique has attracted very much research focus and interests from both the academia and industrial areas. 

This speech will start from the concepts and characteristics of the dominating two classical control technique generations, i.e., vector oriented control and direct control with switching table, then present the state-of-the-art model predictive control techniques, advanced solutions, and its applications for sustainable energy conversion and electrical drives. At the end, the trends of MPC technique will be discussed, considering the new generation power electronic devices we are confronting.

Biography: 

Prof. Zhenbin Zhang received the Ph.D. degree (Dr.-Ing.) at Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, with “summa cum laude”. From 2016 to 2017, he worked as a Research Fellow and the team-leader for “Modern control strategies for electrical drives” group in EAL of TUM. He received the VDE-Award, Germany, in 2017. Since 2017, he has been a full professor in Shandong University, Jinan, China. 

Prof. Zhang is a Senior Member of IEEE and Fellow of TUM-IAS. His research interests include power electronics and electrical drives, sustainable energy systems and smart grid. He has published a monograph, over 60 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. He has delivered 1 tutorial and 4 invited talks in IEEE conferences and workshops.