Actual Load Forecasting Problems in Distribution Network Planning
This paper reviews approximately one hundred actual distribution network planning projects and the related literature.Then the commonly used load forecasting methods are introduced form the two aspects:the county-level and urban-level distribution network planning,and the problems and solutions are presented.For the load forecasting of the county-level distribution network planning,the general load is separated from the point load for forecasting,namely,"large consumers and natural growth method" ; for spatial load forecasting of urban and rural distribution network planning,a classification and subarea method and a saturation density approach are recommended,and some typical values of key parameters and software tools are discussed.
distribution networkdistribution network planningload forecastingspatial load forecasting