Systems and methods for operating a power generating asset

A system for operating a power generating asset, the system comprising:

• a generator comprising a rotor and a stator;
• a sync-switch assembly comprising a plurality of switching devices electrically coupled in parallel, wherein the sync-switch assembly operably couples the stator to a transformer;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the sync-switch assembly, the controller comprising at least one processor configured to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising:
• detecting an approach of at least one operating parameter of the power generating asset to a first parameter threshold;
• detecting an approach of the at least one operating parameter to a second parameter threshold;
• independently changing an operating state of a first switching device of the plurality of switching devices of the sync-switch assembly in response to the detected approach of the at least one operating parameter of the power generating asset to the first parameter threshold, wherein each switching device of the plurality of switching devices is independently controllable via the controller;
• and
• independently changing, via the controller, an operating state of a second switching device of the plurality of switching devices of the sync-switch assembly in response to the detected approach of the at least one operating parameter of the power generating asset to the second parameter threshold.