Renewable Energy and Grid Integration with GFL and GFM Inverters

The electricity grid is going through a new transformation as synchronous machines are being substituted with renewable energy resources. These renewable energy resources are typically connected to the grid via grid following (GFL) inverters, which reduces the inertia and strength of the grid. As a result, electric utilities require more renewable energy sources connected to the grid via grid forming (GFM) inverters. The coexistence of the GFL and GFM inverters with increased renewable resources has brought broad research topics. This panel brings industry and academic researchers together to discuss the challenges and opportunities resulting from the transition of modern electric power systems with increased renewables. These include issues related to modeling, control, reliability, resilience, etc. of electric power systems associated with the transition.