Predictive Control of Power Electronic Converters

The importance of advanced control techniques in the power electronics is increasing day by day due to the requirement of the new developed standards and regulations. Model predictive control (MPC), one of the most advanced control techniques, has been at the forefront in the control of power electronic converters in recent years because of its significant advantages over the linear control techniques. In this chapter, the use of model predictive control in power electronic converters is elaborated. Firstly, the theory and operational principle of predictive control are presented. After that, predictive control types including deadbeat control, hysteresis based, trajectory based, and model predictive control are summarized. Then, the implementation of MPC for power electronic converters is explained step by step. Traditional three-phase voltage source inverter is tackled to explain the MPC idea for power converters. Furthermore, two case studies are presented in order to verify MPC technique for different power converter topologies.