Title :
Identification of energy theft and tampered meters using a central observer meter: a mathematical approach
Author :
Bandim, C.J. ; Alves, J. E R, Jr. ; Pinto, A.V., Jr. ; Souza, F.C. ; Loureiro, M.R.B. ; Magalhaes, C.A. ; Galvez-Durand, F.
Author_Institution :
CEPEL, Electr. Power Res. Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a new methodology to identify energy theft and tampered meters as well as meters that are not working properly. It is based on a central observer meter that is responsible for metering the overall energy of a group of consumers under investigation. Deterministic and statistic approaches are used to determine which consumers have problems in their premises. Also, pattern recognition is used to discover energy theft using bypass.
Keywords :
distribution networks; losses; pattern recognition; power meters; power system measurement; statistical analysis; central observer meter; deterministic approach; energy theft; mathematical approach; pattern recognition; statistic approach; tampered meters; Buildings; Databases; Energy loss; Observability; Pattern recognition; Power systems; Power transmission lines; Propagation losses; Statistical distributions; Transformers;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2003 IEEE PES
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8110-6
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2003.1335175
