The low-voltage ride through (LVRT) requirement demands the wind power to remain connected to the grid in the case of grid voltage dips. And the proposed control method can keep grid voltage and frequency stable. Wind power needs to increase power and voltage ratings. Therefore, multilevel inverters, such as neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverters, are suited for this application. Model predictive control presents fast dynamic response and good current reference tracking than other control methods, but working at lower switching frequencies. In this paper, a model predictive control is proposed to the grid-side three-level NPC inverter as part of a wind energy conversion system in order to fulfill the LVRT requirements. DC-link neutral-point (NP) balance is also achieved by means of the model predictive control algorithm, which chooses the redundant small vectors of the NPC inverter. Simulation and experimental results confirm the validity of the proposed control method.