Smart Energy Meter System Design & Simulation Presenting Electricity Theft Methods, Detection and Protection

Design of an electricity smart meter depends on the technical requirements of the utility company as well as the customer, meanwhile assisting in facing electricity management and distribution several challenges. One of those major challenges is electricity theft. Other than typical transmission power losses, considerable extra losses are due to the theft of supplied electricity at the customer premises. Power utilities are observing for means to detect theft and preventing it from occurring. In this paper, smart energy meter system specifications are presented as well as a typical model is configured and designed. System ability of smart measurement under normal conditions and various theft circumstances is verified via detailed simulation analysis. Several theft techniques have been implemented and the smart energy system detection facility in addition to protection capability are presented and detailed.