Design and Development of Smart Portable System for Underground Pipeline Leakage Monitoring Based on IoT

Abstract

Water is arguably the world’s most important resource. Enormous water is lost around the world due to leakages of water pipelines. Wisely wasting water should be stopped in order to exploit this advantage. This article suggests a safer approach in which the pipeline controls water pressure, and the leaking of the pipeline is observed. Observatory package with Raspberry Pi and a water quality sensor pair are connected throughout the pipeline. Continuously uploads the sensor data to the cloud server. If the pressure is below the specified threshold and the processor sends the warning message to the workers concerned amid persistent stress, the water quality disrupts. In order to post to the server, we need Internet access. However, warning messages can also be sent via SMS services that operate with the GPRS in the absence of the internet. This article further clarifies tentative steps to minimize leakage. The flow of water through the valves located at the link between the pipelines is supplied and controlled. The control valve location is controlled to mitigate water loss due to the leakage generators so that water flow is decreased into the same pipeline resulting in lower water loss.