Power pilferage detection and identification system

Abstract

Energy Pilferage is a volatile activity that is hampering the socioeconomic growth of our country. Energy Pilferage is the act of illegally using unauthorized amount of power for individual gain. Local areas such as: households, small businesses steal energy directly from the distribution network causing major loss in terms or monetary compensation. Power pilferage takes several forms. Line tapping, meter tempering, and line bypassing are the most common. Local implementation methods include tempering electromechanical meters with foreign items, introducing a circuit to delay the meter, etc. Creative methods make durable solutions challenging. An effective monitoring system could prevent this ever happening. We have emulated a system by which real time data will be collected and later be used for the input for our DT (Decision Tree) algorithm to detect the possible theft patterns. The project's main goal is to ensure public access to clean, reliable power while eliminating unethical transmission and distribution activities (such as energy theft, improper device installation, customer nonpayment, accounting issues, etc.).