Long-Term Load Forecasting of Southern Governorates of Jordan Distribution Electric System

Aouda A. Arfoa

Electrical Engineering Department, Tafila Technical University, Tafila, Jordan.

DOI: 10.4236/epe.2015.75023                

Abstract

Load forecasting is vitally important for electric industry in the deregulated economy. This paper aims to face the power crisis and to achieve energy security in Jordan. Our participation is localized in the southern parts of Jordan including, Ma’an, Karak and Aqaba. The available statistical data about the load of southern part of Jordan are supplied by electricity Distribution Company. Mathematical and statistical methods attempted to forecast future demand by determining trends of past results and use the trends to extrapolate the curve demand in the future.

Keywords

Long-Term Load Forecasting, Peak Load, Max Demand and Least Squares

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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