Open AccessCharacterization of Non-technical Loss in Consumers of the Electric Distribution System
Author(s) -
Rafael M. R. Barros,
Edson G. Costa,
Jalberth F. Araujo,
Henrique D. Silva
Publication year - 2025
Publication title -
ieee access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Magazines
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 2169-3536
DOI - 10.1109/access.2025.3619406
Subject(s) - aerospace , bioengineering , communication, networking and broadcast technologies , components, circuits, devices and systems , computing and processing , engineered materials, dielectrics and plasmas , engineering profession , fields, waves and electromagnetics , general topics for engineers , geoscience , nuclear engineering , photonics and electrooptics , power, energy and industry applications , robotics and control systems , signal processing and analysis , transportation
This paper presents the results of an exploratory analysis performed on a set of consumer characteristics of the electric distribution system. The main objective was to identify the most important attributes for recognizing consumers associated with non-technical losses. To achieve this, a hybrid approach was employed, combining heuristic analysis with statistical techniques, including correlation coefficients, mutual information, and scatter plots. As a result of the study, it was possible to reduce the initial set of 385 attributes to just 20, which were also ranked in order of importance. The selected attributes contain relevant information for classifying consumers and will later be used as input in a predictive model. The findings of this paper can help energy companies in understanding which consumer information should be monitored to detect non-technical losses.
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