Study on Integration of Large-Scale Photovoltaic and Wind Power Generation into a Grid

Global warming has emerged, and it is a major issue worldwide; countries are being encouraged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using clean energy. Integrating large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) generation plants and wind farm power plants with electric power systems as a renewable energy (RE) source is crucial to achieving targets, for example economic, and reducing some environmental issues. However, the integration of large-scale renewable energies, such as wind and PV, requires control techniques to maintain the stability of the power system. In this study, the Automatic Generation Control (AGC) strategy was employed to improve the performance of Load Frequency Control (LFC). The LFC model was built in the MATLAB Simulink environment, based on the Republic of South African’s (RSA) electrical power system.