Detection and Solutions for Non-Technical Losses in Cameroon Electricity Network
Lekini Nkodo Claude Bernard1, Ndzana Benoît1, Oumarou Hamandjoda1 & Fippo Fitime Louis2 Show affiliations
- University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
- University of Paris 13, France
American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 166–185 · doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2018.166.185
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to provide a tool to detect NTLs and subsequently, discuss the establishment of a prepaid system in Cameroon. The conception of a prepayment system for electric power or other utility commodity distribution using Wi-Fi and GSM to store and transfer value (money or KWh, meters reading indexes) from the client module to cut-off module then to platform of the system and deliver power to the customer from the power distribution system. This system is also used as fraud detection model for the Cameroon National Electricity Company.
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Claude Bernard, L. N., Benoît, N., Hamandjoda, O. & Louis, F. F. (2018). Detection and Solutions for Non-Technical Losses in Cameroon Electricity Network. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(1), 166–185. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2018.166.185
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