The present invention relates generally to detecting energy theft within an energy distribution system and more particularly to systems and methods for detecting energy discrepancies in voltages and/or currents reported by electric meters present in a distribution circuit, without requiring installa
The present invention relates generally to detecting energy theft within an energy distribution system and more particularly to systems and methods for detecting energy discrepancies in voltages and/or currents reported by electric meters present in a distribution circuit, without requiring installation of additional hardware at the transformer. Typically, the location of each of at least two meters is determined with respect to a transformer. The line resistances within the distribution circuit are determined starting with a line resistance farthest from the transformer. Estimated line voltages are determined for at least one electric meter using the estimated line resistances, and the estimated voltages are compared to actual voltage readings for the at least one electric meter. The existence of line loss is determined based on this comparison.
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1. A system comprising: a transformer;a first electric meter in electrical communication with the transformer via a first electrical line;a second electric meter in electrical communication with the transformer via a second electrical line, the second electric meter located a farther distance from t
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A system comprising: a transformer;a first electric meter in electrical communication with the transformer via a first electrical line;a second electric meter in electrical communication with the transformer via a second electrical line, the second electric meter located a farther distance from the transformer than the first electric meter;a server in electrical communication with the transformer, the first electric meter, and the second electric meter, wherein the server: receives actual voltage and current samples taken substantially simultaneously from both of the first and second electric meters during at least two successive time periods;determines the location of the first electric meter and the second electric meter with respect to the transformer;estimates a resistance along the second electrical line based on the received actual voltage and current samples from both of the first and second electric meters taken during the at least two successive time periods;calculates an expected voltage for the second electric meter based on the estimated resistance of the second electrical line;compares the expected voltage for the second electric meter with one or more of the actual voltage samples for the second electric meter; anddetermines the existence of line loss along the second electrical line if said comparison results in a difference that is greater than a predetermined threshold. 2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the server: estimates a resistance along the first electrical line based on the received actual voltage and current samples from both of the first and second electric meters taken during the at least two successive time periods;calculates an expected voltage for the first electric meter based on the estimated resistance of the second electrical line and the estimated resistance of the first electrical line;compares the calculated expected voltage for the first electric meter with one or more of the actual voltage samples for the first electric meter; anddetermines the existence of line loss along the first electrical line if said comparison results in a difference that is greater than the predetermined threshold. 3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the locations of the first and second meters are determined based on one or more voltage samples received from each of the meters. 4. A system according to claim 3, wherein the meter having the lowest voltage sample or lowest average voltage sample of multiple voltage samples is determined to be located the farthest from the transformer. 5. A system according to claim 1, wherein said estimating of the resistance along the second electrical line is based on one or more instantaneous measurements of the current and voltage from the first and second electric meters. 6. A system according to claim 5, wherein said estimating of the resistance along the second electrical line is based on an average of the one or more instantaneous measurements. 7. A system according to claim 1, wherein an operator is notified if line loss is detected. 8. A system according to claim 2, wherein said estimating of the resistance along the first electrical line is based on one or more instantaneous measurements of the current and voltage from the first electric meter. 9. A system according to claim 8, wherein said estimating of the resistance along the first electrical line is based on an average of the one or more instantaneous measurements. 10. A process for detecting the existence of line loss in electric meters present in a distribution circuit, the process comprising: receiving, by a processor, actual voltage and current samples taken substantially simultaneously from both of a first and a second electric meter in electrical communication with a transformer in the distribution circuit, during at least two successive time periods;determining, by the processor, the location of each of the first and second electric meters with respect to the transformer of the distribution circuit, each of the meters in electrical communication with an electrical line;estimating, by the processor, a resistance of the electrical line at the location of each of the first and second meters based on the received actual voltage and current samples from the first and second electric meters taken during the at least two successive time periods, starting with a line resistance farthest from the transformer;calculating, by the processor, estimated line voltages for at least one electric meter of the first and second electric meters using the estimated line resistances;comparing, by the processor, the estimated line voltage with an actual one or more successive voltage samples for the at least one electric meter; anddetermining, by the processor, the existence of line loss if one or more of comparisons result in a difference that is greater than a predetermined threshold. 11. A process according to claim 10, wherein the location of each of the first and second meters is determined based on one or more voltage samples received from each of the meters. 12. A process according to claim 11, wherein the location of each of the first and second electric meters is determined based on the average of the one or more voltage samples. 13. A process according to claim 12, wherein the meter having the lowest average voltage sample is determined to be located the farthest from the transformer. 14. A process according to claim 11, wherein the location of each of the first and second electric meters is determined based on the median of the one or more voltage samples. 15. A process according to claim 10, wherein said estimating of the resistance is based on successive instantaneous measurements of the current and voltage from the first and second electric meters. 16. A process according to claim 15, wherein said estimating of the resistance is based on an average of the successive instantaneous measurements. 17. A process according to claim 10, further comprising averaging the received actual voltage samples from the at least one electric meter and comparing the averaged actual voltage samples to the estimated line voltage. 18. A process according to claim 10, wherein the predetermined threshold is about 10%. 19. A process according to claim 10, wherein an operator is notified if line loss is detected.
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