A method of controlling a power converter is used to interface to a power
grid or supply network operating at a frequency (Fnet) that is nominally
fixed (say at 50 Hz, for example) but which can be varied as a way of
controlling power imbalanced within the network as a whole. The power
converter can include a network bridge that operates in accordance with
the pulse width modulation (PWM) strategy having a switching frequency
(Fpwm), a nominal switching frequency (Fpwm_nom) and a number of pulses
per period (Pulse_Number). The method includes the step of varying the
switching frequency (Fpwm) of the PWM strategy in accordance with the
time-varying frequency (Fnet) of the supply network to achieve only
integer odd harmonics of the time-varying frequency (Fnet) and the step
of adjusting the number of pulses per period (Pulse_Number) in accordance
with the time-varying frequency (Fnet) of the supply network to maintain
a switching frequency (Fpwm) that is less than, or equal to, the nominal
switching frequency (Fpwm_nom).