DocumentCode
3448464
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
Volume
1
fYear
2003
fDate
7-12 Sept. 2003
Firstpage
163
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2003 IEEE PES
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8110-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/TDC.2003.1335175
Filename
1335175
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