This project solves the issue of meter teft using gms module fo alert

1. DESIGN OF DETECTION SYSTEM OF SELF-RECONNECTED CREDIT ENERGY
METER USERS
NUTSUGAH KWASHIE ELIKPLIM UTB0900420
BOAKYE KOFI UTB 0901520
AKANDENGE NSOH VICTOR UTB0903220
SUPERVISOR: ING. JOSEPH OWUSU
UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING

2. INTRODUCTION
• Electrical meter is a device that measures the amount of electrical energy consumed by a
residence
• In utility distribution system, electricity metering plays an important role, as it measures the
electricity consumption of users and generates bill, which is a source of revenue.
• the conventional electromechanical meters are being replaced by new electronic meters to
improve accuracy in meter reading. Still, the Ghana power distribution sector faces a serious
problem of low revenue collection for the actual electric energy supplied owing to energy
thefts through bypass from digital meter.
Meter theft
50%
Commercial
25%
Technical loss
15%
Infrastructure
5%
Others
5%
Fig. 1: Causes of revenue loss

3. PROBLEM STATEMENT
• The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) loses GH¢3.2 billion revenue to power theft, as reveled
by Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Energy.
• A more reliable solution is needed to ensure efficient and cost-effective inspections so that meter
theft can be detected and resolved in a more timely and effective manner.
• Detection Methods:
- Human Inspection is an ineffective and unreliable means of detecting illigal connections,
meter tempering, and meter bypassing.

4. AIM
It is our aim to design a theft dectection system consisting of Arduino microcontroller, Limit switch,
Global System for Mobile communication(GSM module) that will detects meter thefts and send alerts
to the electricity company.

5. OBJECTIVES
The following objectives will be achieved:
• To detect the theft of electrical energy using a microcontroller.
• To construct a GSM communication system to send theft and illegal connection alerts

6. LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors Title Results Remarks
[1] [1]Sule, A.H.
(2016)
Major Factors Affecting
Electricity Generation,
Transmission and Distribution.
IJEMI
Outlined the major factors affecting
electricity generation, transmission
and distribution
The author did not only emphasized
on the causes but also the ways we
can address them.
[3] Ramos (2019) Design and Development of
GSM based Energy Meter in
The paper presents the various
technologies implemented in the
measuring of energy used.
The proposed design was able to
measure and send energy readings
to the energy company
[4]N. Edison, A. C.
Electric Power
Systems Research
(2019)
Probabilistic methodology for
technical and nontechnical
losses estimation in distribution
system.
Developed the simulation model
system that are analyzed to estimate
the losses and to assess the
uncertainty of the estimates
The system accurately predicted the
losses due to technical and non-
technology
[5] J. Nagi (2020) Nontechnical loss detection for
metered customers in power
utility using support vector
machines
The system successfully detected the
losses in metered customer using ml
algorithm support vector machines
Because of the large data required
for the training of the algorithm

7. METHODOLOGY
To enhance the robustness of the meter theft
dection system,the system starts by
interracting with the environment by collecting
data, interpretes the data to detect if the meter
has been tempered with. if it detects that the
meter has been tempered. the microcontroller
issue commands to the GSM to send alerts
METER TEMPERING DETECTION
Flowchart for meters tempering
Initialize Sensors
Read Sensor Data
Detect Meter tempering
Issue Command to GSM

8. METHODOLOGY
To after decting that the meter has been
tempered. the microcontroller issues a
command to the GSM connected. The GSM
send the alert containg the meter id (meter
number) to the electricity company
SENDING ALERTS
Flowchart for sending Alerts
Detect Meter Tempering
Get Meter ID
Send Alert
End Process

9. PROPOSED CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
CIRCUIT CONNECTION:
Arduino
microcontroller
GSM Module
Limit Switch
2
Battery
Battery
Limit Switch
1
Breadboard
Connecting wires

10. COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM
COMPONENTS USED:
Arduino Microcontroller Jmper Cables Junction Box
BreadBoard Batteries GSM module
For implementing the
software program
For easy connections between
different components without
the need for soldering
to connect components
on a breadboard For housing of wires
and components
For sending alerts of
meter tempering
For supplying power
to the system

11. BLOCK DIAGRAM
ARDUINO
MICROCONTROLLER
METER 2
METER 1
GSM
MODULE
LIMIT
SWITCH 1 LIMIT
SWITCH 2
BATTERY

12. FLOWCHART

13. CODES

14. A theft detection system consisting of Arduino microcontroller, Limit switch, Global System for
Mobile Communication(GSM module). The Limit switch detects meter tempering and sends alert to
the Electiricity Company which will contain the meter number for easy tracking and identiification
• After testing the the system was able to detect meter tempering and send alerts
• This project will go a long way to help the Electricity company in Ghana to crack down on power
theft. this will inturn reduce revenue losses for utilities by detecting and preventing power theft.
• This project grid reliability by contributing in solving problems such as overloaded transformers
and voltage imbalances
PROPOSE SYSTEM RESULT

15. ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION RESULTS
Meter 1 Meter 2
Components in junction
box
Battery

16. • It is our vision to create a more efficient and cost-effective theft detection system
for the Electricity company in Ghana
• Through effective detection, power theft can be reduced drastically in the the
country
CONCLUSION
Future Work
• Add a billing system to enable costomer to pay their areas

17. (1). Virendra Pandey et al “Wireless Electricity Theft Detection System Using Arduino Technology”, International
Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication, March- 2013 ISSN 2321-8169 Volume :
1 Issue:4-364-367.
(2). Rajesh V.Sakhare et al “Electric Power Management Using Arduino Wireless Sensor Network”, International
Journal of Advances in Engineering and Technology. IJAET ISSN: 2231-1963, July 2012, pp. 1-5.
(3) Dineshkumar.K, “Development of ARM Processor based Electricity Theft Control System using GSM Network”,
2015 International Conference on Circuit, Power and Computing Technologies [ICCPCT]
(4) Md. Masudur Rahman; Noor-E-Jannat; Mohd. Ohidul Islam; Md. Serazus Salakin, “Arduino and GSM Based
Smart Energy Meter for Advanced Metering and Billing System” 2nd Int'l Conf. on Electrical Engineering and
Information & Communication Technology (ICEEICT) 2015 Jahangimagar University, Dhaka-I 342, Bangladesh, 21-
23 May 2015
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