Advanced Control of Grid-connected High-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 Progress Award of PRC in 2016 and 2020, respectively, for his significant contributions in advanced control technology of high-performance photovoltaic power generation system and electric power purification technology in renewable energy power system. The National Science & Technology Progress Award is one of the highest honors conferred by the State Council of PRC to recognize citizens and organizations who have made remarkable contributions to scientific and technological progress.

Prof. Zhang was appointed as the leader of Innovation Research Group of Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in 2018, which is currently the most academically influential and competitive talent team programmer in China and positioned to the top leading innovative research team in a specific frontier areas. He also won the Ho Leung Ho Lee Science and Technology Progress Award in 2021,which is the highest social reward and awarded by Ho Leung Ho Lee Fund Committee for longstanding eminence in science and the practice of engineering.

Prof. Zhang is an executive director of CAA, the deputy chair of Electrical Automation Professional Committee of CAA, the deputy chair of China Power Electronics Society, an executive director of China Electrotechnical Society, and a member of Teaching Committee of Higher Education of Ministry of Education.