Unsupervised Learning With Hybrid Models for Detecting Electricity Theft in Smart Grids

In the energy sector, electricity theft presents serious financial and security risks. By fusing supervised learning models (Random Forest) with unsupervised learning algorithms (Isolation Forest, One-Class Support Vector Machine (SVM), Local Outlier Factor (LOF), and Density-Based Spatial Clusterin...

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Main Author: Ali Jaber Almalki
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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description In the energy sector, electricity theft presents serious financial and security risks. By fusing supervised learning models (Random Forest) with unsupervised learning algorithms (Isolation Forest, One-Class Support Vector Machine (SVM), Local Outlier Factor (LOF), and Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise(DBSCAN)), this study presents a unique hybrid technique for identifying power theft. The models are developed and tested by the study using data from the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). Data on power use is examined by unsupervised algorithms to find abnormalities, which are then further examined by the Random Forest classifier for increased precision. The hybrid models work well in identifying anomalous consumption patterns that point to theft without requiring large amounts of labeled data. To improve grid sustainability and lower non-technical losses, this study offers power providers a scalable and effective option. The study advances the discipline by providing an original model detection and demonstrating its potential application in practical scenarios.
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spelling doaj-art-a813640f63da43c8803f38bb147c04db2025-08-20T01:58:00ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011218702718704010.1109/ACCESS.2024.349873310752929Unsupervised Learning With Hybrid Models for Detecting Electricity Theft in Smart GridsAli Jaber Almalki0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1359-2612Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, College of Computing and Information Technology, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi ArabiaIn the energy sector, electricity theft presents serious financial and security risks. By fusing supervised learning models (Random Forest) with unsupervised learning algorithms (Isolation Forest, One-Class Support Vector Machine (SVM), Local Outlier Factor (LOF), and Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise(DBSCAN)), this study presents a unique hybrid technique for identifying power theft. The models are developed and tested by the study using data from the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). Data on power use is examined by unsupervised algorithms to find abnormalities, which are then further examined by the Random Forest classifier for increased precision. The hybrid models work well in identifying anomalous consumption patterns that point to theft without requiring large amounts of labeled data. To improve grid sustainability and lower non-technical losses, this study offers power providers a scalable and effective option. The study advances the discipline by providing an original model detection and demonstrating its potential application in practical scenarios.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10752929/Electricity theft detectionsmart gridsunsupervised learninghybrid modelsanomaly detectionsupervised learning
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Unsupervised Learning With Hybrid Models for Detecting Electricity Theft in Smart Grids
IEEE Access
Electricity theft detection
smart grids
unsupervised learning
hybrid models
anomaly detection
supervised learning
title Unsupervised Learning With Hybrid Models for Detecting Electricity Theft in Smart Grids
title_full Unsupervised Learning With Hybrid Models for Detecting Electricity Theft in Smart Grids
title_fullStr Unsupervised Learning With Hybrid Models for Detecting Electricity Theft in Smart Grids
title_full_unstemmed Unsupervised Learning With Hybrid Models for Detecting Electricity Theft in Smart Grids
title_short Unsupervised Learning With Hybrid Models for Detecting Electricity Theft in Smart Grids
title_sort unsupervised learning with hybrid models for detecting electricity theft in smart grids
topic Electricity theft detection
smart grids
unsupervised learning
hybrid models
anomaly detection
supervised learning
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