Review of Low Voltage Load Forecasting: Methods, Applications, and\n Recommendations

Abstract

The increased digitalisation and monitoring of the energy system opens up\nnumerous opportunities to decarbonise the energy system. Applications on low\nvoltage, local networks, such as community energy markets and smart storage\nwill facilitate decarbonisation, but they will require advanced control and\nmanagement. Reliable forecasting will be a necessary component of many of these\nsystems to anticipate key features and uncertainties. Despite this urgent need,\nthere has not yet been an extensive investigation into the current\nstate-of-the-art of low voltage level forecasts, other than at the smart meter\nlevel. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the landscape,\ncurrent approaches, core applications, challenges and recommendations. Another\naim of this paper is to facilitate the continued improvement and advancement in\nthis area. To this end, the paper also surveys some of the most relevant and\npromising trends. It establishes an open, community-driven list of the known\nlow voltage level open datasets to encourage further research and development.\n