Tackling Energy Theft in Smart Grid-A Comprehensive Review and Framework

Abstract

As the smart grid operation and management must use both information and communication technology, it is surely immune to different types of physical and cyber-attacks. Even sometimes, it becomes difficult to compete with those attacks. On the other hand, the energy theft problem is acute mostly in developing and underdeveloped countries. This paper mainly focuses on energy theft detection and control from Smart Meter and provides a framework to the utility companies to determine illegal connections and take necessary actions.