A solution for water management and leakage detection problems using IoTs based approach

Abstract

Water management, distribution, and consumption are not visualized in real time in conventional systems; this delays the leakage detection process. Nowadays, an increase in the development of smart water- meter trials and demand management requires higher spatial and temporal decisions. This paper proposes a solution for the water management and distribution problem. The solution is based on the IoT technology. First, a prototype abstracting the water distribution network (WDN) is developed. Second, sensors are installed on the network to capture the targeted physical quantities such as water pH level, turbidity, and flow rates. Third, sensor network is established to send the readings to Firebase platform. Fourth, an IoT testbed architecture is proposed to comprehensively interface all the IoT modules. Leakage detection scenarios are conducted to sense and warn admins and users to fix it. Application of the proposed system to smart homes would enable monitoring of water quality, measurement of consumption, and detection of leakage. Moreover, it provides an awareness highlight to users about consumption, and a monitoring platform for both users and admins for leakage detection.