Electric Vehicle Model Predictive Control Energy Management Strategy: Theory, Applications, Perspectives and Challenges

Model predictive control (MPC) has become one of the most promising control strategies in the field of electric vehicle energy management due to its rolling optimization and explicit constraint processing capabilities. This study analyzes the modeling mechanism and implementation path of MPC in power allocation, regenerative braking and energy collaborative control, which elaborates on the improvement principle of energy efficiency and system stability through predictive modeling and dynamic optimization. The evolution of MPC application in hybrid power systems, vehicle dynamic stability control, and hierarchical optimization control is discussed. The synergistic effect of multi-objective optimization and health-conscious control in energy efficiency improvement and service life extension is analyzed. With the development of artificial intelligence technology, MPC is expanding from model-based deterministic control to the directions of intelligent learning and distributed adaptation. Model uncertainty, computational complexity, and real-time solving efficiency are the main challenges faced by MPC. Future research will focus on the deep integration of model simplification, rapid solving, and intelligent learning to achieve a more efficient and reliable intelligent energy management system.

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Energies
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2026-01-30
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https://doi.org/10.3390/en19030740
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Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
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Electric Vehicle Model Predictive Control Energy Management Strategy: Theory, Applications, Perspectives and Challenges

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Model predictive control (MPC) has become one of the most promising control strategies in the field of electric vehicle energy management due to its rolling optimization and explicit constraint processing capabilities. This study analyzes the modeling mechanism and implementation path of MPC in power allocation, regenerative braking and energy collaborative control, which elaborates on the improvement principle of energy efficiency and system stability through predictive modeling and dynamic optimization. The evolution of MPC application in hybrid power systems, vehicle dynamic stability control, and hierarchical optimization control is discussed. The synergistic effect of multi-objective optimization and health-conscious control in energy efficiency improvement and service life extension is analyzed. With the development of artificial intelligence technology, MPC is expanding from model-based deterministic control to the directions of intelligent learning and distributed adaptation. Model uncertainty, computational complexity, and real-time solving efficiency are the main challenges faced by MPC. Future research will focus on the deep integration of model simplification, rapid solving, and intelligent learning to achieve a more efficient and reliable intelligent energy management system.

EnergiesVol. 19(3)
Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (CN), Jinan University (CN), Merchants Chongqing Communications Research and Design Institute (CN), Tsinghua University (CN)
Affordable and clean energy
Openalex Percentile: Top 73%
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
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