Arduino GSM based Power Theft Detection and Energy Metering System

Electrical energy has been considered as an essential form of energy. Whether it is Industrial need or household need, electricity is a must. Nowadays, with the increasing need for electricity, power theft is also increasing. This power theft is a severe problem like load scheduling will just become a hoax because of this Theft. Also, in developing countries like India, this power theft is 30%- 40% of total generated power and the electricity board has to provide this from their funds this results in major losses to electricity boards. This paper presents a way to detect power theft, alert the consumer, and cut off the supply accordingly. When unauthorized actions are detected, and a separate message is sent back to the microcontroller to remove the illegal supply, an SMS is sent automatically to the user via the GSM module. The GSM is interspersed with a unique system energy meter with a relay to handle the non-technical losses, problems with billing, and variations in voltage fluctuations