A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF OPTIMAL DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ENHANCING DISTRIBUTION NETWORK CONGESTION MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The aim of demand-side management (DSM) in the electric power distribution network is to manage congested systems and balance supply-demand at operating conditions thereby reducing systems losses, system reliability improvement and voltage stability. For the past fourteen (14) years, researchers have proposed various methodologies that include artificial intelligent-based techniques to implement DSM in the distribution network. This paper x-ray a comprehensive bibliographical study and general backgrounds of researches and developments in the areas of demand-side management (DSM) and optimization using modern heuristic tools in over thirty (30) published articles that were evaluated. The advantage of this comprehensive evaluation is to provide a reference point for educational development on the recently published articles in the areas of DSM and to stimulate research interest.