Non-technical loss analysis and prevention using smart meters

In the countries such as Pakistan, for analyzing the losses and techniques in the power distribution and for mitigating, are the two active areas of research which is spread globally for increasing the accessibility of power irrespective of installing future generation equipment. As, the Technical Loss and the Non-Technical Loss are accounted by the total energy losses. They both are also referred as TL and NTLs. In terms of the non-technical losses there are major financial losses for the utility companies present in the countries that are in the developing stage. NTLs is the major cause for the additional losses and also it includes the part of damaging the network that includes the infrastructure and network reliability reduction. This paper is subjected to investigating the non-technical losses in terms of the power distribution systems. In addition to that, the consumer energy consumption information is used for analyzing the NTLs from Rawalpindi region from the different feeder source. The data of Low Voltage (LV) of the distribution network are focused more that consists of commercial, industrial, residential and agricultural consumers by the use of KWh interval data which is captured over a month using the smart meter infrastructure. The discussion of this review paper determines analysis and prevention techniques of NTLs to safeguard from the illegal use of the electricity in the distribution of electrical power system.