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Model predictive control has been wildly used in the modern power electronic converter with the advantages of the multi‐objective optimization, no additional modulator is required and small grid current harmonic. However, the switching operation is not constant and higher sampling frequency must be required. A novel direct power control using model predictive control (DPC‐MPC) strategy is presented in this paper, which achieve the optimal vector prediction scheme with constant switching frequency operation. The calculation process is greatly simplified due to the optimal voltage vector generated directly, then, it applied to the control of a three‐phase three‐level T‐type grid converter. A cost function is first built to balance the neutral‐point‐potential voltage. After then, the cost function is updated by considering the delay caused by the calculation, sampling and gate driver. Finally, a comprehensive comparative study with the conventional DPC‐MPC strategy is introduced to verify the superiority of the presented DPC‐MPC. The simulation and experimental results show that the steady and the transient performance of the grid current with the proposed DPC‐MPC control strategy are effectively improved. © 2021 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]