The AI Electricity Theft Detection is an AI + IoT project that combines Anomaly detection and Billing estimator, built with Raspberry Pi. The project follows a clean, modular pipeline where sensor data acquisition, AI processing, and presentation stay separated, making it easy to test, extend, and present. It showcases practical AI and IoT techniques while producing a working, demo-ready system.
Manual monitoring and decision making for this task is slow, inefficient, and cannot scale across many devices. Without an AI + IoT approach built on Billing estimator and Raspberry Pi, users cannot collect data from the physical world and act on it intelligently in real time.
This project applies AI + IoT techniques through Anomaly detection, orchestrated with Raspberry Pi and Billing estimator. The system is designed for reliability and intelligence, with sensing, connectivity, AI analysis, and clear evaluation. It produces consistent, reusable results and can be adapted to related smart applications with minimal changes.
Raspberry Pi
Cloud dashboard
ESP32 / Arduino / Raspberry Pi
MQTT / HTTP
Machine learning models
ESP32 / Arduino
Current sensor (CT)
Voltage sensor
Modular IoT pipeline around Anomaly detection and Billing estimator
Configurable sensor and AI settings
Real-time data collection and monitoring
Clear alerts, logging, and error handling
Reusable components for related smart systems
AI based decision and prediction
The project is layered: the sensing layer acquires data through Anomaly detection; the connectivity and AI layer processes it with Raspberry Pi and Billing estimator; and the output layer monitors and presents results via Energy calculation. Shared connectivity, alerting, and dashboard modules support all layers, keeping the system robust and easy to extend.
Set up the hardware, sensors, and development environment.
Build the sensor data acquisition layer with Anomaly detection.
Implement connectivity and AI processing using Raspberry Pi and Billing estimator.
Add the dashboard and alert layer via Energy calculation.
Wire up end-to-end flows and add error handling and retries.
Test with real data, tune AI models, and refine the system.
Package the project, document it, and prepare the demo and viva report.
Build production-style AI + IoT applications
Apply AI energy forecasting and Detecting usage anomalies
Connect and control IoT hardware
Analyze sensor data with machine learning
Present and defend a complete AI + IoT project in viva
Add edge AI for on-device decisions
Add more sensors and cloud services
Add mobile app control
Deploy on scalable cloud infrastructure
The AI Electricity Theft Detection delivers a complete AI + IoT workflow — from sensor data acquisition and connectivity to AI analysis and presentation. It is practical, modern, and easy to explain, making it an excellent final year project that demonstrates in-demand AI and IoT skills.
