Smart system for water level and flow measurement and control in open canals

Rustam Baratov,Yakub Chulliyev,Sodiq Ruziyev,D Bazarov

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202126404082

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Abstract

Nowadays, water and energy resources are becoming scarcer due to the inefficient use of these vital resources in agricultural irrigation worldwide. The unique solution to this problem is the application of smart technology in water distribution systems. But the most pivot weir installations in water distribution systems have not access to power and have a remote location from the power line. This problem requires developing a low-power smart system for water level and flow measurement and control in open canals. In this study, the authors attempt to detect the advantages and disadvantages of existing methods and hardware, the most important influencing factors of the system for energy efficiency, and develop a more energy-efficient and precise smart system for water flow and level measurement and controls in open canals. The question of the development of a low power smart system for water flow and level measurement and control in open canals in terms of energy efficiency is considered as well. Theoretical and experimental research results are submitted.

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Water is a strategic resource of any country
The pivot weir operates in submerged in water condition, and flow measurement realizes based on an equation relating to the water level and pivot weir opening angle (α) [6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16]
We have developed a block diagram for water level and flow measurement and control in open canals

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Water is a strategic resource of any country. Water and energy resources are becoming scarcer as people exploit these vital resources aggressively. If the water consumption from 1950 to 1990 increased by 2-2.5 times and amounted to 300 cubic kilometers, the amount of water consumed exceeds 500 cubic kilometers in the world [1]. There are no substitutes for water, and its scarcity causes serious Economic, Social and Demographic problems in the country. In many regions of the world, in Central Asia, Africa, the Near East, the Southwest U.S, and some states of Latin America, faces the challenge of irrigation and drinking water shortages. There is one of the largest irrigation systems in the world, providing water about 7.95 million hectares of land under irrigation in Central Asia. Water reservoirs, canals, pumping stations, and drainage systems were constructed in the region

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