Energy

Solutions for detection of non-technical losses in the electricity grid: A review

JL Viegas, PR Esteves, R Melício, VMF Mendes, SM Vieira
in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Keywords: | Energy | Non technical losses | Fraud detection | Review |

December 1, 2017

This paper is a review of literature with an analysis on a selection of scientific studies for detection of non-technical losses. Non-technical losses occurring in the electric grid at level of transmission or of distribution have negative impact on economies, affecting utilities, paying consumers and states.

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Classification of new electricity customers based on surveys and smart metering data

JL Viegas, SM Vieira, R Melício, VMF Mendes, JMC Sousa
in Energy

Keywords: | Energy | Smart grid | Electricity customer classification | Clustering |

July 15, 2016

This paper proposes a process for the classification of new residential electricity customers. The current state of the art is extended by using a combination of smart metering and survey data and by using model-based feature selection for the classification task.

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