Title
Spatial-Temporal Estimation for Nontechnical Losses
Date Issued
01 February 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
This paper presents a novel method for estimating the spatial distribution in geographical space of the nontechnical losses over time. The method progresses in two stages: in the first stage, a generalized additive model is used to generate a map of current loss probabilities. The second stage employs the Markov chain to generate a map that indicates possible future changes in loss probabilities. The method yields an assessment of the location of the nontechnical losses now and in the future at the city subarea level, even indicating the variables that have greater statistical correlation with the nontechnical losses. We apply the method to a city with approximately 81 000 consumers, and the results are compared with those obtained through inspections carried out by a Brazilian power utility. The detection rate surpasses 78% in inspected subareas. The method we propose offers improved estimation of distribution of the nontechnical losses in urban regions.
Start page
362
End page
369
Volume
31
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84962376915
Source
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
ISSN of the container
08858977
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported in part by Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), in part by National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), and in part by Grant 2014/06629-0, Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). Paper no. TPWRD-00323-2015
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