Game-theoretic models of electricity theft detection in smart utility networks: Providing new capabilities with advanced metering infrastructure

IEEE Control Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-81

  Amin, Saurabh ^a   Schwartz, Galina A ^b   Cardenas, Alvaro A ^c   Sastry, S Shankar ^d  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; GAME THEORY; SMART POWER GRIDS;

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS; ELECTRICITY THEFT DETECTION; GAME-THEORETIC MODEL; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; POWER GRIDS; UTILITY NETWORK;

ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURES;

EID: 84921496860     PISSN: 1066033X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCS.2014.2364711     Document Type: Article

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