Title :
Distribution line monitoring system for the detection of power theft using power line communication
Author :
Christopher, Alwin Vinifred ; Swaminathan, G. ; Subramanian, Maheedar ; Thangaraj, Pravin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng, Sri Sai Ram Eng. Coll., Chennai, India
Abstract :
Electrical power theft is the main cause of Non Technical Losses (NTL) in the electrical power system. This paper is intended to provide with an innovative scheme for the detection and monitoring of Electrical power theft in the Electricity distribution system based on the principle of Power line Communication. A Narrow band power line carrier signal is injected into the distribution power line along with the power frequency signal (230V, 50Hz). Any illegal utilization of electricity will be detected with the differential change in the amplitude of the narrow band carrier signal which can be detected with precision. Simulation results using MATLAB software are provided showing that the scheme is simple and efficient.
Keywords :
carrier transmission on power lines; power distribution lines; MATLAB software; NTL; distribution line monitoring system; electrical power system; electrical power theft detection; electrical power theft monitoring; frequency 50 Hz; innovative scheme; narrow band power line carrier signal; nontechnical loss; power frequency signal; power line communication; voltage 230 V; Electricity; Impedance; Integrated circuit modeling; Power harmonic filters; Power line communications; Power transmission lines; Electrical Power Theft; Narrow band power line carrier signal; Non Technical Losses (NTL); Power Line Communication (PLC);
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion (CENCON), 2014 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Johor Bahru
DOI :
10.1109/CENCON.2014.6967476
