Review on distribution network planning methods considering large-scale access of flexible load

With the rapid development of active distribution network and demand-side response, the effective utilization of large-scale flexible load is one of the main trends of the future distribution network development. In this paper, Energy Internet demonstration park has become the focus of international academy and industry. In this paper, shortcomings of the existing methods and new methods in load forecasting, power, and energy balance and planning evaluation are proposed, which emphasize mostly on the impact of flexible load on the distribution network. Then, the planning optimization method considering flexible load is discussed, and the relevant theoretical results are summarized from the aspect of uncertainty, multi-objective and multi-agent. Finally, the relevant technologies of future distribution network planning are prospected.