Utilization of water flow for powering the internet-based water metering system household scale

Abstract

Water is a vital element needed by humans, the use of renewable energy is a concept that is being developed at this time, one of which is the flow of water, electricity generation that utilizes water flow that uses water turbines that are placed in a rapid pipe which then turns the turbine wheel and converts the rotational power into electricity to power an Internet-based water meter system of Things. This research aims to develop PDAM water meters which are currently still analog then developed into digital and can be monitored by the system and utilize the water flow to turn on the whole system. Researchers design a tool that utilizes water flow to activate and store power reserves in the system by utilizing a monitoring system that makes it easy for consumers to find out the amount of water consumption and costs to be paid at intervals of a certain period. This system includes turbines, charging circuits, microcontrollers, and water rate sensors that are developed using the Internet of Things (IoT) and a power supply system in the form of batteries. The battery will charge when the generator reaches a stable condition and will automatically activate when the water flow reaches an unstable condition.