Heng Wu

4.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
92 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Heng Wu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Energy Engineering and Power Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Wu has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 68 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 15 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Recurrent topics in Heng Wu's work include Microgrid Control and Optimization (58 papers), HVDC Systems and Fault Protection (43 papers) and Islanding Detection in Power Systems (38 papers). Heng Wu is often cited by papers focused on Microgrid Control and Optimization (58 papers), HVDC Systems and Fault Protection (43 papers) and Islanding Detection in Power Systems (38 papers). Heng Wu collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and China. Heng Wu's co-authors include Xiongfei Wang, Dongsheng Yang, Xinbo Ruan, Frede Blaabjerg, Lennart Harnefors, Wenxin Zhao, Xinran Chen, Yicheng Liao, Zhipeng Lv and Qing‐Chang Zhong and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

In The Last Decade

Heng Wu

79 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Small-Signal Modeling and Parameters Design for Virtual Synchronous Generators

2016 571 citations Heng Wu, Dongsheng Yang et al. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics profile →
Grid-Synchronization Stability of Converter-Based Resources—An Overview

2020 486 citations Xiongfei Wang, Heng Wu et al. profile →
Impedance Shaping of the Grid-Connected Inverter with LCL Filter to Improve Its Adaptability to the Weak Grid Condition

2014 386 citations Dongsheng Yang, Heng Wu et al. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics profile →
Design-Oriented Transient Stability Analysis of PLL-Synchronized Voltage-Source Converters

2019 297 citations Heng Wu, Xiongfei Wang IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics profile →
A Review of Current-Limiting Control of Grid-Forming Inverters Under Symmetrical Disturbances

2022 143 citations Fangzhou Zhao, Heng Wu et al. IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heng Wu Denmark	24	3.0k	2.8k	1.0k	85	51	92	3.2k
B. Bolsens Belgium	12	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	291 0.3×	45 0.5×	90 1.8×	25	2.0k
J. Svensson Sweden	24	2.2k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	377 0.4×	26 0.3×	120 2.4×	81	2.4k
V. Kaura United States	12	3.0k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	508 0.5×	31 0.4×	157 3.1×	15	3.1k
Zhen Tian China	14	731 0.2×	743 0.3×	284 0.3×	37 0.4×	26 0.5×	52	932
Babak Badrzadeh Denmark	17	1.1k 0.4×	836 0.3×	181 0.2×	13 0.2×	25 0.5×	44	1.2k
Lennart Ängquist Sweden	35	4.8k 1.6×	1.7k 0.6×	116 0.1×	16 0.2×	17 0.3×	92	4.9k
Zhipeng Lv China	13	909 0.3×	828 0.3×	321 0.3×	12 0.1×	70 1.4×	65	1.0k
Jost Allmeling Switzerland	13	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	201 0.2×	10 0.1×	148 2.9×	23	1.8k
N. K. Kishore India	14	908 0.3×	719 0.3×	140 0.1×	24 0.3×	28 0.5×	64	1.0k

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Pal, Bikash C., et al.. (2025). Synchronization Stability Analysis of SRF-PLL and DSOGI-PLL Using Port-Hamiltonian Framework. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 33(3). 952–962. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Heng, et al.. (2025). Impact of Grid-Forming Inverters on Protective Relays: A Perspective for Current Limiting Control Design. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 73(2). 2116–2127.

Wu, Heng, et al.. (2025). Small-signal stability analysis of energy island type systems considering parallel operation of grid-following and grid-forming converters. IET conference proceedings.. 2024(16). 152–160.

Zhan, Changjiang, et al.. (2025). Real-World Demonstration of Grid-Forming Battery Energy Storage Systems. IEEE Power Electronics Magazine. 12(1). 53–63. 3 indexed citations

Wu, Heng, et al.. (2025). Impact of IEEE Standard 2800-Compliant Inverters on the Performance of Phase Selection Elements in Protective Relays. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 73(4). 5710–5722.

Chen, Wu, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the Existence of Stable Equilibrium Points in the WPP-MMC System Under Symmetrical AC Fault. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 16(1). 95–106. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Heng, et al.. (2024). Impact of DC-Link Voltage Control on Torsional Vibrations in Grid-Forming PMSG Wind Turbines. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 39(4). 2631–2642. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Yang, Heng Wu, Cheng Li, et al.. (2024). Impedance Profile Prediction for Grid-Connected VSCs With Data-Driven Feature Extraction. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 40(2). 3043–3061. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Heng, et al.. (2024). Comparative Evaluation of Converter Control Impact on Torsional Dynamics of Type-IV Grid-Forming Wind Turbines. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 15(4). 2803–2814. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Yang, Heng Wu, Cheng Li, et al.. (2024). Impedance Profile Prediction for Grid-Connected VSCs based on Feature Extraction. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1627–1632. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Dongsheng, et al.. (2024). A Direct Current-Synchronization Control for Voltage Source Converter With Enhanced Fault Ride-Through Capability. IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics. 5. 1484–1499. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Heng, et al.. (2024). Wideband Impedance Passivation of MMCs for Suppressing Harmonic Oscillations. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 39(6). 3101–3113.

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Liu, Shaojun, et al.. (2023). Torsional vibration analysis of grid-forming PMSG wind turbine. IET conference proceedings.. 2023(20). 438–445.

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Wu, Heng, et al.. (2023). An Overview of Stability Studies of Grid-forming Voltage Source Converters. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jianyu, Fangzhou Zhao, Heng Wu, & Xiongfei Wang. (2023). Addressing Initial Power Undershoots in Grid-Forming Converters: The Role of RHP Zero. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1374–1379. 1 indexed citations

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Qoria, Taoufik, et al.. (2022). Variable Virtual Impedance-Based Overcurrent Protection for Grid-Forming Inverters: Small-Signal, Large-Signal Analysis and Improvement. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 14(5). 3324–3336. 57 indexed citations

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Wu, Heng & Xiongfei Wang. (2018). Transient angle stability analysis of grid-connected converters with the first-order active power loop. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 3011–3016. 27 indexed citations

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Wu, Heng & Xiongfei Wang. (2018). Instability Effect of PLL on Voltage-Source Converters during Grid Faults: Large-Signal Modeling and Design-Oriented Analysis.. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Heng & Xiongfei Wang. (2018). Transient Stability Analysis of Grid- Connected Converters with Power Synchronization Control.. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Heng, et al.. (2015). A Family of Prediction-Correction Integration Algorithm with a High Order Predictor for First Principle Chemical Dynamics Simulation. 18(4). 1153–1167. 1 indexed citations

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