Advanced Predictive Control Algorithms for Electric Drives
A special issue of Algorithms (ISSN 1999-4893). This special issue belongs to the section "Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: model-based control; electromechanical systems; identification
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Dear Colleagues,
Model-based predictive control algorithms (MBPAs) are increasingly present in research connected with electric drives. Their flexibility allows them to tackle many issues that are difficult to address using conventional methods. Furthermore, their capabilities are no longer hindered by the lack of computing power, thanks to the development of cost-effective computing devices such as Digital Signal Processors. As a result, their reported applications are growing in number, ranging from electrical vehicles to robots and drones. These applications make use of MBPAs’ ability to compute optimal control actions for a given cost function. Moreover, the cost function can accommodate several control objectives related to the physical limitations of the actuators, economic costs, energy, etc.
With this Special Issue, we will present new and advanced algorithms for predictive control of electric drives. These can arise from new applications or new solutions to existing problems. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Data-driven predictive algorithms;
- Hierarchical structures;
- Treatment of constraints;
- Neural and learning-based schemes;
- Algorithms for fast optimization in predictive control;
- Stability and robustness issues;
- Cost function design;
- Weighting factor selection and/or elimination;
- Assessment of predictive algorithm;
- Enhanced modelling of drives;
- Technological aspects of algorithm deployment;
- Computational load analysis;
- Adaptive algorithms;
- Uncertainty and robustness issues;
- Intelligent and fuzzy approaches;
- Fault detection algorithms;
- Explicit and region-based algorithms.
Dr. Manuel R. Arahal
Dr. Manuel G. Satué
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- model-based predictive control
- variable speed drives
- control tuning
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