Simulation and Analytical Comparison between Load Management Techniques

Smart grid is the new road for improving and increasing assets electrical generation, transmission, and distribution. Among smart grid's advanced program is demand side management, which is the most effective system in increasing efficiency of the grid. In demand side management loads' consumptions can be controlled either directly or indirectly by utility. Direct control programs include load shaping techniques; load shifting, peak clipping, strategic load conservation, valley filling, and strategic load growth. While from indirect control is energy consumption schedule program. In this paper, it will be proven that load shifting is the best technique among direct control after categorizing direct control techniques into proper groups. So, the comparison between them will be valid. Then it is used in comparison with indirect control program to study which among them is more beneficial to customer and utility.