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: Received: 11 April 2021 / Approved: 12 April 2021 / Online: 12 April 2021 (13:12:25 CEST)
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Gül, Ö. The Detection of Illicit Cryptocurrency Mining Farms in Electrical Distribution Systems with Innovative Approaches. Preprints2021, 2021040308. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0308.v1
Gül, Ö. The Detection of Illicit Cryptocurrency Mining Farms in Electrical Distribution Systems with Innovative Approaches. Preprints 2021, 2021040308. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0308.v1
Gül, Ö. The Detection of Illicit Cryptocurrency Mining Farms in Electrical Distribution Systems with Innovative Approaches. Preprints2021, 2021040308. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0308.v1
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Gül, Ö. (2021). The Detection of Illicit Cryptocurrency Mining Farms in Electrical Distribution Systems with Innovative Approaches. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0308.v1
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Gül, Ö. 2021 "The Detection of Illicit Cryptocurrency Mining Farms in Electrical Distribution Systems with Innovative Approaches" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0308.v1
Abstract
Since the most important constituent of the cost of cryptocurrency production is energy bills, use of illegal electricity in cryptocurrency mining farms is very common. For this reason, many countries prohibit cryptocurrency production or restrict it with some legal regulations. This situation raises the problem of how to detect illicit cryptocurrency mining. Therefore, innovative approaches are needed to detect illicit cryptocurrency mining farms. In this study, it has been shown that unique noise and/or harmonic characteristics of machines producing cryptocurrency can be used to detect illicit cryptocurrency mining farms. The unique harmonic characteristics formed by data centers on neutral line have been detected by field measurements performed. Electricity distribution companies can make risk assessments with this approach by monitoring energy quality data. As a result, the necessary legal permissions can be obtained to investigate suspicious high-risk consumers. Illicit cryptocurrency mining farms can be detected by investigating at high-risk consumer facilities.
Keywords
Cryptocurrency; Electricity theft; Energy consumption; CO2 emission; power signatures.
Subject
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Copyright:
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