Open AccessTowards an Autonomous and Smart Water Tank System
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of emerging trends in engineering research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2347-3983
DOI - 10.30534/ijeter/2021/15932021
Subject(s) - turbidity , water quality , pipeline transport , electricity , submersible pump , population , water treatment , water supply , water resources , environmental science , environmental engineering , engineering , petroleum engineering , ecology , oceanography , demography , sociology , electrical engineering , biology , geology
Water is a mandatory need for all human beings. Without water, life is not possible. The increasing population of the world has an inverse relationship with the availability of clean water. It is used for different purposes e.g., drinking, washing, cooking, agriculture, industries, etc. It is one of the precious natural resources. Unfortunately, excessive use and wastage lead to serious circumstances for other consumers. The major causes of the wastage are overflow in overhead tanks, damaged pipelines, open and faulty water taps and valves, and unnecessary consumption. Dry running of the water pumps is another important issue concerning water pumps. When the water from the main pipeline is not reaching them or the flow rate of water is too low, the water pump will consume more electric supply, which shorten their working span. On the other hand, inappropriate voltage is also damaging the water pump motor. The drinking water with an average quality of purity is responsible for a healthy nation. The water with inadequate levels of pH and turbidity can invite water-borne diseases. After considering all the problems, a need for proper solutions is highly recommended. In this regard, we found an adequate solution in the form of an autonomous system called Smart Water Tank. Our intention is not limited to overcome the wastage of the water only but also to control the unnecessary use of resources-electricity and water pump, the monitoring of drinkable water quality concerning pH and turbidity level. This flexible, portable, and economical automated system will be responsible for automatically switching ON/OFF the water pump motor, monitoring the water flow rate, electricity magnitude, and its temperature-needed for the water pump motor, during and before it takes starts for filling. All the updates for the different parameters will be displayed by the LCD and LEDs installed on the system-locally as well as on the smartphone app connected with Smart Water Tank System via server.