Electrical Load Forecast, Data Analysis, Challenges & Improvement

This course introduces electric load forecasting and data analysis from both statistical and practical aspects using the language and examples in the power industry. Through hands-on exercises, participants gain experience of load forecasting for a variety of horizons (short, very short, medium and long term forecasts).

• Review of electric power distribution load characteristic (how it is done)
• Understand practical characteristic and planning methods
• Understand basic theory and mathematics of modern distribution load characteristic.
• Employ and conduct weather normalization
• Evaluate the distribution of forecast errors
• Specify the accuracy and information content requirements.

All engineers and technicians involved in the power sectors and power station,power system planners, power system operators, load research analysts, and rate design analystsoperation.

• Types of Electrical Loads
• Important Factors for Load Forcasting.
• load forcast categories and methods
• Load forcast Curve and data analysis
• Electric Load Monitoring.
• Load Forcast challenges
• Load Forcast Improvement

• Presentation & Slides
• Audio Visual Aids
• Interactive Discussion
• Participatory Exercise
• Action Learning
• Class Activities
• Case Studies
• Workshops
• Simulation