Control EngineeringPublished 20 April 2023A process-model-free method for model predictive control via a reference model-based proportional-integral-derivative controller with application to a thermal power plantGengjin Shi · Miaomiao Ma · Donghai Li · Yanjun Ding · Kwang Y. LeeFrontiers in Control Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fcteg.2023.1185502