New consumer load prototype for electricity theft monitoring
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Date
2013
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IOP Publishing
Abstract
Illegal connection which is direct connection to the distribution feeder and
tampering of energy meter has been identified as a major process through which nefarious
consumers steal electricity on low voltage distribution system. This has contributed
enormously to the revenue losses incurred by the power and energy providers. A Consumer
Load Prototype (CLP) is constructed and proposed in this study in order to understand the best
possible pattern through which the stealing process is effected in real life power consumption.
The construction of consumer load prototype will facilitate real time simulation and data
collection for the monitoring and detection of electricity theft on low voltage distribution
system. The prototype involves electrical design and construction of consumer loads with
application of various standard regulations from Institution of Engineering and Technology
(IET), formerly known as Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). LABVIEW platform was
used for data acquisition and the data shows a good representation of the connected loads. The
prototype will assist researchers and power utilities, currently facing challenges in getting real
time data for the study and monitoring of electricity theft. The simulation of electricity theft in
real time is one of the contributions of this prototype. Similarly, the power and energy
community including students will appreciate the practical approach which the prototype
provides for real time information rather than software simulation which has hitherto been used
in the study of electricity theft.
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DATA ACQUISITION, DESIGN, ELECTRICITY, MONITORING, THEFT Descriptors (DEC) CRIME, DATA PROCESSING, PROCESSING
Citation
Abdullateef, A. I., Salami, M. J. E., Musse, M. A., Onasanya, M. A., & Alebiosu, M. I. (2013). New consumer load prototype for electricity theft monitoring. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 53, No. 1, p. 012061). IOP Publishing.