| dc.description.abstract | The current system for detecting and monitoring water leaks in Kenyan industries is manual
and costly. Despite emerging technological trends, many industries lack automated systems to
detect, monitor, and control water leakage due to high maintenance and installation costs. This
study aimed to develop an automatic, remote, real-time detection, monitoring, and control of
water leaks in North Rift Valley Water Works Agency. The system is made up of two nodes,
one at the source and another at the destination or tap. The two nodes are made up of an ESP32
Microcontroller, which is used to control all the connected components. The ESP32
Microcontroller was efficient due to its ability to provide WI-FI. Aside from the solenoid valve,
which was used to turn the water flow on or off in the event of leaks, the system also includes
the FY-201 water flow sensor, which was used to gauge the amount of water flowing through
the pipe. Water leakage is detected when the water passing through the two sensors differs
slightly, indicating that a water leakage has just occurred. Thing Board, an IoT-based platform
used to monitor and visualize data from various connected devices, was used for real-time
monitoring, visualization, and control. The system administrator could log into and manage the
system by remotely turning the water leaks on and off from their phone. The database used was
MySQL DB, and a system was created using C programming language, the Arduino Integrated
Development Environment, HTML, and Cascading Style Sheet (CSS). The developed system
was tested with different water service providers, including Eldoret Water and Sanitation
Company, and the results show that the system responds positively to water leakage
parameters. The developed system could monitor water leakages in real-time with the two
nodes interacting by sharing information via the server and communicating via WI-FI enabled
by the ESP 32 Microcontroller. With new technological trends, such as the Internet of Things,
these microcontrollers will facilitate faster adoption in industrial projects. The benefits include
that a system administrator can control the system remotely without physically switching the
solenoid valve on or off. It is also lower in cost compared to other tariffs. The system can be
installed in hazardous areas, such as valleys and mountains, making it attractive. Future
research suggests more investigation into identifying leaks at particular points along water
pipes by integrating with the Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine their precise
location. | en_US |
