Load balancing of electrical power distribution system: An overview

The main methodologies used in load balancing of electrical distribution system have been reviewed in this paper. The following load balancing techniques have been covered: (i) Dynamic leap-frog method, (ii) Dynamic water filling approach, (iii)Fuzzy logic with Newton Raphson optimization method and (iv) Network reconfiguration method. The work reported by the researchers have been presented based on (a) load balancing index (b) current balancing index (c) power loss calculation (d) switching positions (e) results and (f) algorithms implemented. Classification of various load balancing methods used by different researches has been done. The results have been published based on the comparison from different authors. Application of various methods as applied to different cities is also presented for consideration.