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	تحلیل جریان توان	پیش‌بینی بار
حوزه	مهندسی برق	مهندسی برق
خانواده	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
سال پیدایش	1956	1960s
پدیدآور	Ward and Hale	Electrical utilities
نوع	Computational pipeline	Computational pipeline
منبع بنیادین	Saadat, H. (2010). Power System Analysis (3rd ed.). PSA Publishing.	Hippert, H. S., Pedreira, C. E., & Souza, R. C. (2001). Neural networks for short-term load forecasting: A review and evaluation. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 16(1), 44-55.
نام‌های دیگر	load flow analysis, power flow study	demand forecasting, electricity consumption prediction, load demand estimation
مرتبط	5	4
خلاصه	Power flow analysis, also called load flow study, is a computational method that determines the steady-state voltage, current, and power distribution across all buses in an electrical power system. Developed by Ward and Hale in 1956, it is fundamental to power system planning, operation, and optimization.	Load forecasting predicts future electrical demand on power systems across various time horizons: minutes to hours (short-term), days to weeks (medium-term), and months to years (long-term). Accurate forecasting is essential for economic dispatch, unit commitment, and system reliability. Methods range from classical statistical regression to modern machine learning approaches.