Damping　control　plays　an　important　role　in　suppressing　the　oscillation　modes　of　virtual　synchronous　generators　(VSGs).　The　most　widely　used　damping　control　method　through　a　frequency　deviation　feedback　path　is　confronted　with　multiple　challenging　inherent　contradictions　among　the　different　control　objectives,　resulting　in　seriously　degraded　control　performance　of　VSGs.　To　resolve　these　contradictions　fundamentally,　this　article　proposes　a　novel　phase　feedforward　damping　(PFD)　control　method　for　VSG　from　the　perspective　of　restructuring　the　damping　controller.　It　replaces　the　traditional　frequency　deviation　feedback　path　with　a　novel　damping　controller　utilizing　a　phase　feedforward　path.　Then,　considering　the　grid-connected　and　islanding　operation　modes,　respectively,　a　detailed　comparative　study　of　the　traditional　damping-based　VSG　(Tra-VSG)　and　the　PFD-based　VSG　(PFD-VSG)　is　conducted.　Both　the　theoretical　and　experimental　results　demonstrate　convincingly　that　the　proposed　PFD　control　method　can　reconcile　the　different　control　objects　of　VSG,　and　thus,　compared　with　Tra-VSG,　PFD-VSG　exhibits　vastly　superior　response　performance　of　the　active　power　and　the　frequency　in　both　grid-connected　and　islanding　operation　modes.