Technical seminar in NTU by Prof. Wang Xiong Fei
Dear Colleagues, Members and Students,
You are cordially invited to the seminar jointly organized by Centre for Power Engineering, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NTU, & IEEE Industry Applications Society / Power Electronics Society Joint Chapter Singapore.
Robust Control of Grid-Forming Converters for Future Power Systems by Prof. Wang Xiongfei
Chaired by Assoc. Prof. Tang Yi
Date: 25 July 2025 (Friday)
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Venue: EEE Staff Lounge (S2.2-B4-06)
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
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- Singapore 639798
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Wang Xiong Fei of Tsinghua University
Robust Control of Grid-Forming Converters for Future Power Systems
The widespread deployment of converter-based resources, DC transmission systems, and large active loads introduces new challenges to the stability and security of power grids. To mitigate these challenges, grid-forming (GFM) capabilities are increasingly required for grid-connected converters. However, ensuring the control stability of GFM converters under diverse and complex grid scenarios remains a barrier to their large-scale deployment.
This lecture will provide an in-depth exploration of the stability and control of GFM converters. It begins with an overview of functional specifications of GFM converters, highlighting how they differ from grid-following converters. Next, the dynamic behavior of GFM converters under different grid disturbances will be examined. To address stability concerns, recent advances in damping control methods will be discussed. Lastly, perspectives on emerging research trends in system integration of GFM converters will be shared.
Biography:
Xiongfei Wang is currently Xinghua Chair Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. From 2009 to 2022, he was with Aalborg University, Denmark, where he became Assistant Professor in 2014, Associate Professor in 2016, Professor and the founding Leader of Electronic Power Grid (eGRID) Research Group in 2018. From 2022 to 2025, he was Professor with KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. His research interests include modeling and control of power electronic converters, stability and power quality of power-electronic-dominated power systems, and high-power converters.
Dr. Wang serves as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, the Chair of IEEE International Roadmap of High-Power Electronics for Modern Energy Grids, and the Chair of IEEE Power Electronics Society Technical Committee on Electronic Power Grid Systems. He is IEEE Fellow and has received 11 IEEE Prize Paper Awards, including four IEEE Transactions Prize Papers and the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Prize Paper Award, the 2016 AAU Talent for Future Research Leaders, the 2018 Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award, the 2019 IEEE PELS Sustainable Energy Systems Technical Achievement Award, and the 2022 Isao Takahashi Power Electronics Award.