השוואת שיטות

	חיזוי עומסים	ניתוח זרימת הספק
תחום	הנדסת חשמל	הנדסת חשמל
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1960s	1956
הוגה השיטה	Electrical utilities	Ward and Hale
סוג	Computational pipeline	Computational pipeline
מקור מכונן	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.	Saadat, H. (2010). Power System Analysis (3rd ed.). PSA Publishing.
כינויים	demand forecasting, electricity consumption prediction, load demand estimation	load flow analysis, power flow study
קשורות	4	5
תקציר	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.	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.