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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Itron, Inc, Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Sonderegger, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 22/06 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 22/066 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for detecting electrical meter bypass theft are described herein. In one example, a time-series of voltage-changes and current-changes associated with electrical consumption measured at a meter are obtained. The time series may track associated voltage and current changes at short intervals (e.g., 5-minutes). The voltage and current changes may indicate a slight voltage change when an appliance is turned on or off. An analysis (e.g., a regression analysis) may be performed on the voltage-changes against the current-changes. Using the correlation from the analysis, it may be determined if the meter was bypassed.