Water Level Monitoring and Control System in Elevated Tanks to Prevent Water Leaks

Abstract

The shortage of water is recurrent in Lima, Perú and in the world, either due to natural disasters, deficiency in pipes due to age, or breakages by external agents such as heavy trucks, heavy machinery, etc., which damage to the underground pipes causing flooding and, shortages in the affected area or zone. As a possible solution, many inhabitants have elevated tanks, but they do not have an automatic control, nor view the water level in the tank, nor recognize possible water leaks if they occur, such leaks are economic detriment to the user. The objective research work wants to avoid shortages in the short period, controlling and monitoring of water for use at home or industry. For the implementation of this project, the technology of the Arduino Uno board, a 16×2 LCD screen, an ultrasonic sensor, and a mini pump will be used, which will be fed with a DC voltage, it is intended to have manual control every time, otherwise the work will be fully automatic. The results obtained were as expected, always displaying on the LCD screen, as at the beginning of the process with the tank empty and its corresponding alarm on a led diode, the percentage of water that gradually rises until the end of the process with the full tank message and its corresponding alarm on another led diode. The implementation of this project is economical, which is why it is very viable for many households and companies that can choose this alternative.