High performance computing for detection of electricity theft

Transmission and distribution of electricity involve technical as well as Non-Technical Losses (NTLs). Illegal consumption of electricity constitutes a major portion of the NTL at distribution feeder level. Considering the severity and devastating effects of the problem, illegal consumption of electricity has to be detected instantly in real-time. To this end, this paper investigates the possibility and role of High Performance Computing (HPC) algorithms in detection of illegal consumers. This paper designs and implements an encoding procedure to simplify and modify customer energy consumption data for quicker analysis without compromising the quality or uniqueness of the data. This paper parallelizes overall customer classification process. The parallelized algorithms have resulted in appreciable results as displayed in the results section of the paper.

► Implemented encoding technique for simplification of customer energy consumption. ► Identified illegal consumers based on their energy consumption. ► Implemented parallel programming algorithms for real-time analysis.