The rapid integration of renewable energy sources and power electronic devices has fundamentally transformed modern power systems. This special issue focuses on cutting-edge research in grid-forming converters (GFCs), which play a pivotal role in maintaining system stability through inertia emulation, voltage regulation, and fault ride-through capabilities.
We invite original contributions addressing key challenges in:

• Advanced modeling and stability analysis of GFC-dominated systems
• Coordinated control strategies for hybrid AC/DC grids
• Synergistic operation between GFCs and synchronous generators
• Cyber-physical system security in converter-based grids
• Field validation and standard compliance of GFC technologies

This collection aims to bridge theoretical innovations with practical applications, featuring high-impact studies on dynamic interaction mechanisms, multi-time scale control frameworks, and resilience enhancement under high renewable penetration. Submissions should demonstrate novel methodologies with rigorous experimental validation through hardware-in-the-loop tests or field demonstrations.

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Lei Chen, Wuhan University, China

Biography:  Lei Chen (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China, in 2004 and 2010.
From 2011 to 2013, He was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). Since 2013, He has been with Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. From 2016 to 2017, He was a Visiting Scholar at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University. His research interests include power system stability and superconducting power applications.
Dr. Chen has published more than 160 papers and was the recipient of four IEEE Prize Paper Awards, and the Excellent Associate Editor for the Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems (PCMP) in 2020, 2021, and 2022. He is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Access, Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems, and IET Smart Grid.