Prepaid energy meter with auto power theft detection

Electrical Engineering

The theft of the electricity is the major concern of the transmission and distribution losses in the supply of the electricity worldwide. Mainly the electricity is being stolen via bypassing the poles therefore this system is utilizes to overcome this type of the theft of the electricity and is very beneficial for the authorized agency to control its revenue loss as all of us know that the cost of fuel is increasing day by day hence the intensity of stealing the electricity and using it as a substitute is also increasing therefore it is needed much to design a system that can detect the theft of the electricity. It is a known fact that every investment made by either individuals or government should yield a positive profit returns in order to continue with different projects in other sectors of the economy. But it has always been a difficult task for the government of the day and the Electricity Company to achieve their aim due to power theft activities. A recent research conducted indicates that about 30-35 percent of the profit generated by the electrical board goes waste due to power theft. Previous attempt to monitor the activities has not yielded positive results due to the corrupt practices of some of these personnel. This project aims at eliminating all these difficulties by designing a simple device to send a message whenever there is a power theft activity at a certain cluster of an area.

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