A system for performing reactive power control, the system comprising: a power converter coupled between a power source and an electrical grid, the power converter configured to convert a first form of electric power generated from the power source to a second form of electric power suitable to be distributed by the electrical grid; and a controller coupled to the power converter, the controller configured to: i) monitor the electric power transmitted between the power converter and the electrical grid, ii) decouple a positive sequence component and a negative sequence component from the monitored electric power, iii) perform a positive reactive power control with respect to the positive sequence component, iv) perform a negative reactive power control with respect to the negative sequence component, and v) transmit a control signal to the power converter based on the positive reactive power control and the negative reactive power control to enable the power converter to adjust a reactive power of the electric power transmitted between the power converter and the electrical grid, characterized in that the controller further comprises a pulse width modulation modulator to supply the control signal; a positive power regulator to generate a first d-axis positive current command according to a DC voltage across a DC link of the power converter and a specified DC voltage command and to generate a first q-axis positive current command according to a calculated feedback positive reactive power and a specified positive reactive power command; and a positive current regulator to regulate the first d-axis positive current command and the first q-axis positive current command to generate a d-axis positive voltage command and a q-axis positive voltage command, to transform the d-axis positive voltage command and the q-axis positive voltage command to generate voltage commands, and to supply the voltage commands to the pulse width modulation modulator. a power converter coupled between a power source and an electrical grid, the power converter configured to convert a first form of electric power generated from the power source to a second form of electric power suitable to be distributed by the electrical grid; and a controller coupled to the power converter, the controller configured to: i) monitor the electric power transmitted between the power converter and the electrical grid, ii) decouple a positive sequence component and a negative sequence component from the monitored electric power, iii) perform a positive reactive power control with respect to the positive sequence component, iv) perform a negative reactive power control with respect to the negative sequence component, and v) transmit a control signal to the power converter based on the positive reactive power control and the negative reactive power control to enable the power converter to adjust a reactive power of the electric power transmitted between the power converter and the electrical grid, i) monitor the electric power transmitted between the power converter and the electrical grid, ii) decouple a positive sequence component and a negative sequence component from the monitored electric power, iii) perform a positive reactive power control with respect to the positive sequence component, iv) perform a negative reactive power control with respect to the negative sequence component, and v) transmit a control signal to the power converter based on the positive reactive power control and the negative reactive power control to enable the power converter to adjust a reactive power of the electric power transmitted between the power converter and the electrical grid, characterized in that the controller further comprises a pulse width modulation modulator to supply the control signal; a positive power regulator to generate a first d-axis positive current command according to a DC voltage across a DC link of the power converter and a specified DC voltage command and to generate a first q-axis positive current command according to a calculated feedback positive reactive power and a specified positive reactive power command; and a positive current regulator to regulate the first d-axis positive current command and the first q-axis positive current command to generate a d-axis positive voltage command and a q-axis positive voltage command, to transform the d-axis positive voltage command and the q-axis positive voltage command to generate voltage commands, and to supply the voltage commands to the pulse width modulation modulator.