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Xiao Xi

Professor

Research Direction

AC motor control, wave energy conversion system, energy storage system

Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University Beijing, 100084, P. R. China

xiao_xi@tsinghua.edu.cn

010-62797029

  • Biography
  • Teaching
  • Research Project
  • Publications
  • Social service

  Educational Background

  • 1997/09-2000/12, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering

  • 1995/09-1997/08, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

  • 1990/10-1995/08, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

  • 1990/05-1990/10, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, Science and Technology Experimental Class

    Work Experience

  • 2020/06-present, Vice-Dean of Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

  • 2011/12-2020/05,Vice Dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

  • 2003/07-present, Assistant Professor,Associate Professor,Professor,Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

  • 2001/05-2003/06, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.



  1. Undergraduates Courses

  • Electric Drives and Control

  • Power Electronics Fundamentals

  • Special topics in power electronics

2. Postgraduates Courses

  • Energy Storage Technology and Its Applications in Renewable Generation Systems

  • AC Electric drives and Digital Control


  1. Research Interests

  • AC motor control

  • wave energy conversion system

  • energy storage system




Selected Papers in recent 5 years:

  • Xuanyi Zhu;Zechuan Lin;Kemeng Chen;Xi Xiao*;John V. Ringwood;Lifetime-Enhancing Model Predictive Control for a Direct-Drive Wave Energy Converter With Hybrid Energy Storage Syste; IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronic, 2026

  • Zechuan Lin;Kemeng Chen;Xuanyi Zhu;Xi Xiao;John V. Ringwood;Model Predictive Control for Wave Energy Converters Considering Overload of Power Electronic Converter, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology,2026, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 2379-2391.

  • Zechuan Lin;Pedro Fornaro;Yifei Han;Xi Xiao;John V. Ringwood; On Neighborhood-Based Control of Wave Energy Arrays: Possible Realization Strategies and Impact of Local Wave Force Estimation and Forecasting, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology,2026, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 2392-2404.

  • Chen, KM; Lin, ZC ; Han, YF ; Zhu, XY; Huang, XR; Xiao, X*;Multi-agent reinforcement learning control for point-absorber wave energy converter arrays,RENEWABLE ENERGY,Volume 260, 15 March 2026, 125174

  • Yuting Lu;Beichen Ding;Xi Xiao;Guodong Feng;Full Torque-Speed Range Minimum Loss (FT-SRML) Fault Tolerant Control of Dual Three-phase PMSMs Under Open-phase Fault,IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics,2026, vol. 41, no.8, pp. 13023-13033

  • Zhe Song;Weihong Zhou;Xi Xiao*; FST-SMO Position Observer for PMSM Sensorless Control Based on Hill Climbing Compensation,IEEE Sensors Journal,2026, vol. 26, no.7,pp 9624-9634

  • Xuanyi Zhu;Zechuan Lin;Xuanrui Huang;Kemeng Chen;Yifei Han;Xi Xiao*;Real-Time Energy Management of Hybrid Energy Storage System With Application to Wave Energy Converters: A Learning-Augmented MPC Strategy,IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy;2026, vol. 17, no.1,pp 171-183

  • Xuanyi Zhu;Zechuan Lin;Xi Xiao*;A Two-Level Model Predictive Control Strategy for Energy Management of a DDWEC-HESS-Hydrogen System;IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications,Year: 2025

  • Chen, KM; Lin, ZC; Zhu, XY ; Han, YF; Huang, XR; Xiao, X*;Shield-enhanced safe reinforcement learning control for wave energy converters,ENERGY,Volume 339, 1 December 2025, 138883

  • Jiayue Zhou; Zechuan Lin;Xi Xiao*; Eccentricity Diagnosis of Electric Machines Using Harmonic Ratio-Based Indices From Resolvers, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2025, vol. 72, no.12,pp 12544-12555

  • Zechuan Lin;Xuanrui Huang;Yifei Han;Xi Xiao*;John V. Ringwood; Fast Centralized Model Predictive Control for Wave Energy Converter Arrays Based on Rollout, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy,2025, vol. 16, no.3,pp 2224-2235

  • Xuanyi Zhu;Xuanrui Huang;Xi Xiao*;Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for the Energy Management of Hybrid Energy Storage System in Wave Energy Converters, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics,2025, vol. 72, no.8,pp 8154-8164

  • Zechuan Lin;Xuanrui Huang;Xi Xiao*;John V. Ringwood; A Sensitivity Analysis of Wave Energy Converter Model Predictive Control Systems With Wave Excitation Force Estimation and Prediction, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2025,vol. 33, no.1,pp.136-147

  • Jiayue Zhou;Zhe Song;Xi Xiao*;Prediction and Analysis of PWM-Induced Current Ripple of PMSM at Low Switching-to Fundamental Frequency Ratios, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics,2025, vol. 72, no.3,pp 2392-2401

  • Xuanrui Huang;Zechuan Lin;Kemeng Chen;Jiayue Zhou;Xi Xiao*;Improving Wave-to-Wire Efficiency of Direct-Drive Wave Energy Converters With Loss-Aware Model Predictive Control and Variable DC Voltage Control, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics,2025,vol.72, no.2,pp1561-1570

  • Kemeng Chen;Xuanrui Huang;Zechuan Lin;Yifei Han;Xi Xiao*;Design and Tank Testing of Reinforcement Learning Control for Wave Energy Converters, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2024,vol.15, no. 4,pp2534-2546

  • Lin Z, Zhou J, Huang X, Xiao X*. On loss-aware optimal control of wave energy converters with electrical power take-offs. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2024,vol.15, no.4,pp2209-2218

  • Lin, ZC; Huang, XR; Xiao, X*; Approximate Dynamic Programming for Control of Wave Energy Converters with Implementation and Validation on a Point Absorber Prototype, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2024, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 4753-4761.

  • Zhou, JY; Song, Z; Xiao, X*; Huang, XR; Xie, YL; A Hybrid-Excited Resolver for High-Speed Operation, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2024, V39, N5, P4958 - 4962

  • A. Sheianov; Xiao, X*; Sun, XD; An Enhanced Current Control Structure for Ultra-High-Speed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Applications, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2024, V60, N3, P4987-5001

  • Song, Z; Zhou, WH; Xiao X*; Zhou, JY ;Application of hill climbing method in position angle compensation for SPMSM, APPLIED INTELLIGENCE, 2024, vol. 54, no.19, pp.8889-8901

  • Zhou, WH; Song, Z; Xiao, X; Guo, YG; Mo, Y; Sliding Mode Speed Control for PMSM Based on Model Predictive Current, ELECTRONICS, 2024, vol. 13, no.13,pp 2561

  • Sun, X; Tang, YW; Xiao, X*; Xie, YL; Predictive Trajectory Control Strategy for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives Based on Deadbeat Predictive Flux Linkage Control Method, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2023, V38, N2, P2327-2338

  • Huang, XR; Lin, ZC; Xiao, X*; Simple and Low-Model-Dependent Strategy for the Economic and Safe Control of Direct-Drive Wave Energy Converters, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 2023, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 2263-2272.

  • Lin, ZC; Huang, XR; Xiao, X*; Fast Model Predictive Control System for Wave Energy Converters with Wave Tank Tests, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2023, vol. 70, no. 7, pp. 6887-6897.

  • Wang, X; Wu, XS; Xiao, X*; Xie, YL; A Polynomial Model and Multi-Objective Optimization Based Travel Curve Planning Method for Direct Motor Drive Actuators, IEEE Access, 2023, vol. 11, pp. 69773-69782.

  • A. Sheianov; Xiao, X*; Sun, XD; Adaptive Dead-Time Compensation for High-Frequency Three-Level Sparse NPC Inverter, 2023, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 5169-5182.

  • Zhou, JY; Xiao, X*; Combined methods for torque variation reduction of high-speed FSPM, 2023, Energy reports, vol. 9, pp. 199-206.

  • Lin, ZC; Huang, XR; Xiao, X*; A Novel Model Predictive Control Formulation for Wave Energy Converters Based on the Reactive Rollout Method, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2022, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 491-500.




· Editorial Board Member of "Micro Motors"

· Editorial Board Member of "Journal of Electrical Engineering"

· Editorial Board Member of "Journal of Power Electronics"

· Editorial Board Member of "Electric Motors and Control Applications"

· Chair of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Energy Conversion Systems and Control (IEEE IEECSC 2024)

· Chair of the Technical Committee for the 4th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGrid2019 Power Electronics Grid Forum)

· Member of the PROFIBUS & PROFINET Motion Control Standard Working Group of the National Technical Committee for Industrial Process Measurement and Control Standardization

· Member of the IEEE P2030.3 Working Group on International Standards for Energy Storage System Integration into the Power Grid

· Chair of the Organizing Committee for the 2016 World Robot Conference "International Forum on Core Components and Key Technologies of Robots"

· Member of the Organizing Committee for the 13th IEEE International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems

· Chair of the Organizing Committee for the 14th IEEE International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems

· Editorial and Publishing Committee Member for the 17th IEEE International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems

· Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee for the 3rd Chinese University Academic Conference on Power Electronics and Power Transmission