Grid-Forming Converters in Power Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F1: Electrical Power System".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 24
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Interests: energy storage; power system stability; power electronics control; power electronics-based power system; grid-forming control
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Dear Colleagues,
With the large-scale integration of renewable energy such as wind power and photovoltaic power, power systems are forming new characteristics, with a high proportion of renewable energy and power electronic equipment. Grid-connected converters serve as key power interaction interfaces and conversion units in new power systems, achieving energy exchange and regulation among power generation, transmission, distribution, and consumption, as well as energy storage. The emergence of grid-forming converters (GFMCs) challenges the synchronous mode of traditional passive grid-following power electronic grid-connected equipment. Different from grid-following converters, GFMCs show good stability characteristics under weak-grid conditions but demonstrate instability under strong-grid conditions. When the GFMC is connected to a strong grid, the transmission line impedance is small, which is equivalent to the working condition of two voltage sources operating in parallel directly. The two voltage sources produce strong coupling through a common connection point, and the one with a weaker grid-forming ability will first demonstrate instability, thus affecting the entire system. Therefore, this kind of stability problem is caused by grid-forming control and will pose a whole new challenge. In this context, this Special Issue aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from industry, laboratories, academia, and government to present the challenges and opportunities related to grid-forming converter-dominated power systems.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the theory, design, modelling, analysis, control, and application of control of grid-forming converters in power systems.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Control strategies for grid-forming converters, including virtual synchronous machine control, droop-based methods, and so on.
- Stability analysis and enhancement of grid-forming converters in strong/weak grids and high renewable penetration scenarios.
- Grid-forming converters for renewable energy integration, including solar PV, wind, and energy storage systems.
- Applications in microgrids and islanded systems, focusing on black-start capability and autonomous operation.
- Advanced modeling and simulation techniques for grid-forming converters in EMT and phasor-domain studies.
- Fault ride-through and grid support functionalities, such as voltage/frequency regulation and inertia emulation.
- Hardware design and optimization of grid-forming converters, including wide-bandgap semiconductor-based solutions.
- Interaction between grid-forming and grid-following converters in hybrid power systems.
- Protection and fault management in grids dominated by grid-forming converters.
- Standardization, grid codes, and compliance for grid-forming technologies.
- Emerging applications in electric ships, more electric aircraft, and off-grid power systems.
Dr. Yunhui Huang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- grid-forming converters
- modeling
- design
- stability analysis
- control strategy
- standard
- applications
- optimization techniques
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