Methods and systems for controlling a power converter

A controller for use with a power generation system (150) coupled to an electrical grid (136) is provided. The controller includes a circuit (172) configured to receive a phase locked loop (PLL) error signal (190) representative of a difference between a phase angle of the power generation system and a phase angle of the electrical grid. The circuit is further configured to generate a PLL shift signal (210) based at least partially on the PLL error signal and a threshold phase.