Time and Frequency Domain-based Anomaly Detection in Smart Meter Data for Distribution Network Studies

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Main Authors: Labura, Petar, Antic, Tomislav, Capuder, Tomislav
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author Labura, Petar
Antic, Tomislav
Capuder, Tomislav
author_facet Labura, Petar
Antic, Tomislav
Capuder, Tomislav
contents The widespread integration of new technologies in low-voltage distribution networks on the consumer side creates the need for distribution system operators to perform advanced real-time calculations to estimate network conditions. In recent years, data-driven models based on machine learning and big data analysis have emerged for calculation purposes, leveraging the information available in large datasets obtained from smart meters and other advanced measurement infrastructure. However, existing data-driven algorithms do not take into account the quality of data collected from smart meters. They lack built-in anomaly detection mechanisms and fail to differentiate anomalies based on whether the value or context of anomalous data instances deviates from the norm. This paper focuses on methods for detecting and mitigating the impact of anomalies on the consumption of active and reactive power datasets. It proposes an anomaly detection framework based on the Isolation Forest machine learning algorithm and Fast Fourier Transform filtering that works in both the time and frequency domain and is unaffected by point anomalies or contextual anomalies of the power consumption data. The importance of integrating anomaly detection methods is demonstrated in the analysis important for distribution networks with a high share of smart meters.
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spellingShingle Time and Frequency Domain-based Anomaly Detection in Smart Meter Data for Distribution Network Studies
Labura, Petar
Antic, Tomislav
Capuder, Tomislav
Systems and Control
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
The widespread integration of new technologies in low-voltage distribution networks on the consumer side creates the need for distribution system operators to perform advanced real-time calculations to estimate network conditions. In recent years, data-driven models based on machine learning and big data analysis have emerged for calculation purposes, leveraging the information available in large datasets obtained from smart meters and other advanced measurement infrastructure. However, existing data-driven algorithms do not take into account the quality of data collected from smart meters. They lack built-in anomaly detection mechanisms and fail to differentiate anomalies based on whether the value or context of anomalous data instances deviates from the norm. This paper focuses on methods for detecting and mitigating the impact of anomalies on the consumption of active and reactive power datasets. It proposes an anomaly detection framework based on the Isolation Forest machine learning algorithm and Fast Fourier Transform filtering that works in both the time and frequency domain and is unaffected by point anomalies or contextual anomalies of the power consumption data. The importance of integrating anomaly detection methods is demonstrated in the analysis important for distribution networks with a high share of smart meters.
title Time and Frequency Domain-based Anomaly Detection in Smart Meter Data for Distribution Network Studies
topic Systems and Control
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18231