SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CHANGES ON A DRIVETRAIN OF A POWER GENERATING ASSET DURING A GRID EVENT

A method for controlling a power generating asset connected to an electrical grid includes receiving, via a controller, a grid power limit associated with one or more grid events occurring in the electrical grid. During the one or more grid events, the method includes implementing, via the controller, a power softening function. The power softening function includes increasing a power command of a generator above the grid power limit to avoid large changes in power of the generator, thereby reducing a likelihood of coupling slips of the drivetrain and diverting extra power generated during the one or more grid events to an energy buffer of the power converter based on an energy buffer power command, thereby maintaining a net power generated by the power generating asset within the grid power limit.