The Method of Detecting Illegal Electricity Consumption Using the AMI System

Abstract

There are no proven systems on the market that deal with the detection of illegal electricity consumption. The AMI system gives new possibilities in this area. Based on the network configuration data, electric energy consumption and voltage values at the customer connection point (in phases), the analysis of electricity consumption was carried out. For the analyzed place in the network, the current was calculated from the voltage drop and the current resulting from the consumption of electricity. If the current determined from the voltage drop is greater than the current determined from the electricity consumption, it means that in relation to the recipient connected at a given point in the network, suspicion of illegal electricity consumption may be suspected.