Abstract: In urban areas the water supply to residence and commercial establishments are provided at a fixed flow rate. There are incidents of excess water drawing by certain customers/users by connecting motor-pump sets to the water lines which is considered as water theft. In this invention an embedded based remote water monitoring and theft prevention system by recording the flow rates at the consumer/user end was developed. The complete SCADA system structure includes one or more central PC main stations that communicate with more junctions implemented into the pumping stations (pressure and flow measurement or valves remote control). With the continuous economic growth, the water demand of enterprises is also increasing. The monitoring of water resources for these enterprises can prevent the occurrence of stealing water and leaking water effectively. Therefore, the monitoring system of urban water supply has aroused extensive attention in recent years. Urban water supply networks form the link between drinking water supply and drinking water consumers. These large-scale networks are vital for the survival of urban life, for maintaining a healthy level of economic development, and for the continuous operation of factories and hospitals. 3 claims & 2 Figures
Claims:The scope of the invention is discussed in the following claims:
Claims:
1. The efficient water distribution and management systems comprising
a) An embedded based remote water monitoring and theft prevention system by recording the flow rates at the consumer/user end.
b) Geo location coordinates in the theft location will be sent to the concern authorities to take legal action.
c) Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a control system architecture comprising computers, networked data communications and graphical user interfaces for high-level supervision of machines and processes.
2. According to claim 1, Node MCU, a controlling device is interfaced with level sensor, flow sensor, pumping motor and GPS.
3. As per claim 1, The Node MCU calculates the difference in the flow rates of sensors, if the difference exceeds the limiting value it is recorded as leakage or theft. , Description:Field of Invention
In city regions the water deliver to house and industrial institutions are furnished at a hard and fast glide rate. There are incidents of extra water drawing via way of means of sure customers/customers via way of means of connecting motor-pump units to the water traces that is taken into consideration as water robbery. In this assignment to expand an embedded primarily based totally far off water tracking and robbery prevention gadget via way of means of recording the glide prices on the consumer/person end. The whole SCADA gadget shape consists of one or greater relevant PC primary stations that speak with greater junctions carried out into the pumping stations (stress and glide dimension or valves far off control). With the non-stop monetary growth, the water call for of firms is likewise increasing. The tracking of water sources for those firms can save you the incidence of stealing water and leaking water effectively. Therefore, the tracking gadget of city water deliver has aroused big interest in latest years. Urban water deliver networks shape the hyperlink among ingesting water deliver and ingesting water consumers. These large-scale networks are crucial for the survival of city life, for retaining.
Background of the invention
The disadvantages of existing system are that the exact calculation of sizes of pipes is not possible due to provision of valves on all branches. It requires manpower. The theft can be prevented only when any public informs the officials about the theft. Accuracy of output is less. Need to give salary to work (Naik, et. al, [2017], Water Policy, 19(6), pp. 1030-1048.)Conventional water supply department In Mysore and Ramanahalli(Karnataka), there is a capacity to intake raw water and deliver 50 MLD of filtered water in the pure water reservoirs near filtration house. The filtration process is divided into three main processes: Aerator(intake water from water source), Water filtration (clarifocculator and sedimentation, granular media filter), and Pure water storage and pump house. The raw water from aerator is mixed with alum and chlorine in flash mixture. The oxidized water is passed to clariflacculator for sedimentation of dust particles as sludge and gets pure water for filtration unit for further Purification. The rotating fans in flocculation tank are switched on for few minutes so that the fine dust particles get coagulated & become heavy & get settled at bottom which can be guided to sludge pit (Nagaiah, et.al. [1999], Indian Journal of Physics, 73, pp. 225-236.).
Water is an important resource and should be used very efficiently. The uncontrolled use of water leads to wastage of water and ultimately causes water scarcity. This system helps to monitor the usage of water and people can use water in an efficient way. It will help the society members to check the water level in the tank. Also members will be able to monitor their per flat water usage on the Android app. Water wastage can be avoided using the Android app by cutting off the water supply of the particular flat. This all automation helps to reduce human efforts and helps to manage water carefully and will also reduce the problem of water scarcity. In (US10921304B2) a remotely operated water monitoring system is developed, where the characteristics of water can be measured using sensors and can be transmitted to remote locations. A monitoring system is reported in (CN107949812B), where the issues and faults in an existing water distribution network can be detected and suitable controlling actions can be taken. Methods and apparatus for analyzing and managing a water distribution system has been reported. The system include various sensor based zones, where the data exchange can be performed and the information can be transmitted and processed (US20200033313A1).
The objective of this invention is to develop an automated system, which enhances the distribution and reduces wastage of water as well as identify the theft of water. The water supply system is a part of the urban infrastructure which must assure the continuity of the water distribution, water quality control and the monitoring. To develop embedded based remote water monitoring and theft prevention system by recording the flow rates at the consumer/user end. There are incidents of excess water drawing by certain customers/users by connecting motor-pump sets to the water lines which is considered as water theft. In this invention it is to develop an embedded based remote water monitoring and theft prevention system by recording the flow rates at the consumer/user end.
Summary of the invention
Our invention ensure the there is an equal distribution of the water throughout a colony and save a lot of water wastage and water theft; we all know that water supply is the biggest problem in urban areas as explained in traditional system the water can be wasted or can be theft without any knowledge If the invention is implemented in the area the level sensor ,NODE MCU, pumping motor and GPS is located at the overhead tank of the area the level sensor is senses the level of the water in the tank and stores the information in the NODE MCU which can be viewed SCADA tool according to the response the pumping motor is turn ON/ OFF in this way the water overflow is prevented and flow sensor is located at ever distributed pipe of the area i.e. to measure the water consumption rate and compare the info and gives theft / leakage alert shown in SCADA and locations are detected through GPS and people can identify and punish / repair the damage in this way the water is saved form wastage without any use.
Detailed description of the invention
The current distribution system is based on time basis, not on the requirements by residents. When the resident is not available in the particular time, then they won’t get the drinking water for the day. Hence instead of time-based water system high reliable, user friendly Quota based system and prototype is implemented. Two major areas of differences are cost and power consumption. Since many embedded systems are produced in tens of thousands to millions of units range, reducing cost is a major concern. Embedded systems often use a (relatively) slow processor and small memory size to minimize costs. The slowness is not just clock speed. The whole architecture of the computer is often intentionally simplified to lower costs. For example, embedded systems often use peripherals controlled by synchronous serial interfaces, which are ten to hundreds of times slower than comparable peripherals used in PCs.
Water is one of the most important natural resource and water scarcity is the most challenging issue at a global level. The existing system of water supply is facing problems like a higher rate of leakage, poor maintenance, poor customer service, and poor quality of water. For modernizing the existing water distribution system as per Smart Cities Mission Statement & Guidelines prepared by Smart water management should consist smart meters & management, leak detection, and preventive maintenance, water quality monitoring. The total availability of water resources is under stress because of climatic changes and increase in water demand that linked to the global population growth. A Smart water management is a two-way real-time network that consists sensors and devices that continually and remotely monitor the water distribution system. The purpose of water distribution system is to deliver water to consumer with appropriate quality, quantity and pressure. Water distribution system is used to describe collectively the facilities used to supply water from its source to the point.
In this invention, usage of atomization in water supply control and anti-theft control system for drinking water supply. It consists of Node MCU as a controlling device which is interfaced with level sensor, flow sensor, pumping motor and GPS. The pumping motor gives input location. The both sensors have to find out the amount of water. The pumping motor supplies the water to the flow sensor and level sensor and analyses the water level. The water theft and leakage are identified using flow sensors. The Node MCU calculates the difference in the flow rates of sensors, if the difference exceeds the limiting value it is recorded as leakage or theft, and the valve behind the first flow sensor and distribution motor are turned off automatically. The Node MCU is also connected to the SCADA. It is determined to water supply control and water theft detection and automatically sends warning messages. A red alarm pops up on the SCADA screen when the leakage or theft occurs. GPS is connected to know the location where the theft happened. And the gathered information can be seen using SCADA on an webpage in graphical form.
Node MCU is used to read the output pulses coming from water flow sensor. When Node MCU detects the pulse, the counter will function and initiates the SMS alert. It can be observed from SCADA the rate of flow of water is shown in the form of graph and the data is gathered. If water theft happens an red alert is shown on the webpage, overflow is communicated to the Water board authority as soon as the fault identified. This ensure the there is an equal distribution of the water throughout a colony and save a lot of water wastage and water theft; we all know that water supply is the biggest problem in urban areas .as explained in traditional system the water can be wasted or can be theft without any knowledge If the invention is implemented in the area the level sensor ,NODE MCU, pumping motor and GPS is located at the overhead tank of the area the level sensor is senses the level of the water in the tank and stores the information in the NODE MCU which can be viewed SCADA tool according to the response the pumping motor is turn ON/ OFF in this way the water overflow is prevented and flow sensor is located at ever distributed pipe of the area i.e. to measure the water consumption rate and compare the info and gives theft / leakage alert shown in SCADA and locations are detected through GPS and people can identify and punish / repair the damage in this way the water is saved form wastage without any use.
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Figure 1 Flowchart of the invention.
Figure 2 Hardware of invented water management system.
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Figure 1 gives the view about the complete procedure behind the invention to perform systematic water management.
Figure 2 represents the pictorial view of the invention, where all the components used in the invented system can be visualize.
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