Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Technologies in Security and Privacy for Wireless Communication, ITSPWC 2022, 14-15 May 2022, Karur, Tamilnadu, India

Research Article

Detection of Energy Theft and Fault in Transmission Lines

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-5-2022.2318873,
        author={Sampathkumar  R and Saravanan  J and Vishnu Varthan  G and Rahul Adarsh  F},
        title={Detection of Energy Theft and Fault in Transmission Lines},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Technologies in Security and Privacy for Wireless Communication, ITSPWC 2022, 14-15 May 2022, Karur, Tamilnadu, India},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ITSPWC},
        year={2022},
        month={8},
        keywords={microcontroller (mcu) analog to digital converter (adc) rs232 wi-fi module},
        doi={10.4108/eai.14-5-2022.2318873}
    }
    
  • Sampathkumar R
    Saravanan J
    Vishnu Varthan G
    Rahul Adarsh F
    Year: 2022
    Detection of Energy Theft and Fault in Transmission Lines
    ITSPWC
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-5-2022.2318873
Sampathkumar R1,*, Saravanan J2, Vishnu Varthan G2, Rahul Adarsh F2
  • 1: Assistant Professor (Sl. G), Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore – 641 407
  • 2: UG Scholars, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore – 641 407
*Contact email: sampathkumar.t@kpriet.ac.in

Abstract

A power theft detection and protection system based on NodeMcu is designed in this study. The administration of the electric power distribution system has become more sophisticated as the demand of electric power for domestic, commercial, and industrial loads has increased. A relay is used as switching gear to isolate a power line from power theft. All device operations are controlled by NodeMcu. This system would offer a simple approach to identify and prevent electrical power theft without the need for human intervention, increase the profit margin of the power utility business and prevent overload faults. Electricity theft detection has also become possible to this system, which sends a message to a server every time a person passes by the meter. In addition to paying, this system detects and protects against power theft.