A method, comprising: upon determining a high-voltage link coupling a first wind turbine to a grid is not functioning, operating the first wind turbine in a wind park using an auxiliary control system where the first wind turbine provides auxiliary power to a second wind turbine in the wind park , wherein the second wind turbine is shutdown, and wherein the auxiliary control system comprises a reactive power control leg and an active power control leg ; when the high-voltage link is not functioning, generating a magnitude voltage (V MAG ) using the reactive power control leg and generating a voltage factor angle (θ W ) using the active power control leg , wherein the magnitude voltage (V MAG ) and the voltage factor angle (θ W ) are used to generate signals that set the magnitude and frequency of an AC signal outputted by a grid-side converter ; and upon determining the high-voltage link is functioning, operating the first and second wind turbines using a primary control system to transmit power on the high-voltage link, wherein the primary control system is different from the auxiliary control system , and includes the reactive power control leg and the active power control leg , and wherein the primary control system further comprises a controller with an integral function which receives as an input a difference between a desired active power value (P D ) and an actual active power value (P A ) from the active power control leg and outputs a voltage adjustment for the reactive power control leg , and a reactive power adjuster which receives as an input the difference between the desired active power value (Q D ) and the actual reactive power value (Q A ) and outputs an angle adjustment for the active power control leg . upon determining a high-voltage link coupling a first wind turbine to a grid is not functioning, operating the first wind turbine in a wind park using an auxiliary control system where the first wind turbine provides auxiliary power to a second wind turbine in the wind park , wherein the second wind turbine is shutdown, and wherein the auxiliary control system comprises a reactive power control leg and an active power control leg ; when the high-voltage link is not functioning, generating a magnitude voltage (V MAG ) using the reactive power control leg and generating a voltage factor angle (θ W ) using the active power control leg , wherein the magnitude voltage (V MAG ) and the voltage factor angle (θ W ) are used to generate signals that set the magnitude and frequency of an AC signal outputted by a grid-side converter ; and upon determining the high-voltage link is functioning, operating the first and second wind turbines using a primary control system to transmit power on the high-voltage link, wherein the primary control system is different from the auxiliary control system , and includes the reactive power control leg and the active power control leg , and wherein the primary control system further comprises a controller with an integral function which receives as an input a difference between a desired active power value (P D ) and an actual active power value (P A ) from the active power control leg and outputs a voltage adjustment for the reactive power control leg , and a reactive power adjuster which receives as an input the difference between the desired active power value (Q D ) and the actual reactive power value (Q A ) and outputs an angle adjustment for the active power control leg . <EOS>