Advanced Control of Grid-Connected High-Power Converters

Introduction.- Fundamentals of single grid-connected converters.- Control of multiple single-phase full-bridge power converters.- Control of multiple three-phase three-leg power converters.- Control of multiple three-phase four-leg power converters.

Chenghui Zhang received his B.S. and M.A. in automation from Shandong University of Technology, Jinan, China, in 1985 and 1988, respectively. He received Ph.D. in operational research and cybernetics from Shandong University, Jinan, China, in 2001.In 1988, he joined the Shandong University of Technology, where he became a professor in 1998. From July 2000, he joined the Shandong University as a professor, and he is currently a chair professor and the dean of the School of Control Science and Engineering of Shandong University. He is the founder and director of the National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of "Renewable Energy and Efficient Energy Conversion Technology," and the Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of "Power Electronics, Energy Saving Technology and Equipment." He serves as a member of the Academic Committee and the deputy director of Faculty of Information Science of Shandong University.



Professor Zhang is a fellow of Chinese Association of Automation (CAA), which is the toppest membership in the national academic society in China. He is a Changjiang Scholar distinguished professor awarded by Ministry of Education. Chang Jiang Scholars Program is jointly launched and implemented by the Ministry of Education of China and Li Ka Shing Foundation in 1998, which is awarded to the leading talents of disciplines with international influence.Prof. Zhang is a leading researcher in the areas of optimal control of engineering, advanced power control of renewable energy, power electronics, and intelligent management of energy storage batteries. Prof. Zhang has co-authored more than 400 peer-reviewed publications and has a Google Scholar h-index of 51 and i10-index of 234. He was also ranked in the Top 2% career-long and single-year impact scientists worldwide in the Stanford University's Most-Cited Scientists in 2020 and 2021.

He was awarded the Second Prize of National Science & Technology