IoT Based Water Consumption Monitoring System for Water Management

Abstract

The demand for water nowadays is essentially high due to the need for frequent sanitation, cleaning, and disinfecting specially when travelling in different places. As ferry boat travels from one place to another, it carries specific amount of water for passenger’s lavatory use. In fact, water is being overused in any classification including ferry boats which contributes to its weigh allocation. Due to this, the researchers formulated a solution for determining the approximate amount of water a ferry boat should carry in a specific time of travel. The study utilizes three water flow sensors attached to the sink, toilet, and bidet which are the primary elements of a lavatory. Also, the sink is equipped with a touchless activation using an infrared sensor with low, medium, and high flow rates in accordance to the time of obstacle sensing. The data gathered are processed using Arduino 2560 and ESP8266 Wi-Fi module which is capable of sending the data in the internet (IoT). The water monitoring takes place in an android mobile application and through the online database which is firebase. The water flow rate readings measured by the three water flow sensors produced an accuracy of 96.89%.