The Institute of Power Electronics and Control Technology (IPE) of SunYat-sen University (SYSU) was established in 2003. The major research fields of the IPE are power electronics and PV system, renewable energy technologies, energy-saving technologies, wind PV, Diesel, battery power supply system, PV water pumping systems, system control technologiesetc. Besides researches, the ERI also undertakes teachings and training of Master and Ph. D. Students for the University.

In recent decades, the photovoltaic (PV) systems in China are rapidly developed and becomes a new economic growth factor. The uninterrupted developments of PV and wind system pose new and tough proposition for power electronics and control technology, and meanwhile accelerate progress of the power electronics. The power system technology and power electronics are complementing each other. It is said that every development of power electronics could be found its immediate application in power system.

The IPE with her power electronics discipline of SYSU has been taking renewable energy system technology as one of her major research fields in last three years and has some advantages in the field.

At present there are 15 academic staffs in the IPE/SYSU. Among them, there are 5 professors, 5 associate professors, 3 lecturers, 2 assistants and a few workers. 21 master or Ph. D. Students are working on different projects.

The research field of renewable energy system of the IPE has been listed as a key-supporting field by University, Zhuhai city government, Ministry of Education of China and Ministry of Science and Technology of China. Some special research funds have been assigned to the IPE for research facilities by Zhuhai government. To promote academic exchanges with her partner institutions, some researchers have been sent abroad by the IPE/SYSU for their further studies, training and collaborative researches in the universities or companies of overseas. Some of them have come back from abroad in succession to work at research and teaching in the institute again.

The IPE is located at Science & Technology Building of the Zhuhai Campus of SYSU and occupies about 1100m2 of working areas. It owns the fixed assets more than RMB three million of the research instruments and facilities that include a lab of PV grid-connected system with 5kWp experimental station, a PV pumping lab with different pumps and instruments and some regular meters for electronics.