Development of a telemetric monitoring system for water pipeline supply (#1788)

Authors

Nolasco Lainez, Angel Gabriel

Carrasco Bardales, Alberto Max

Dubón Portillo, Juan Carlos

Mejía Saavedra, Juan Miguel

Abstract

In the face of the pressing water crisis affecting communities, an intelligent telemetric system is presented for monitoring, control, and fault detection in drinking water supply systems. This system integrates solenoid valves, water flow sensors, and water meters to efficiently manage real-time data within the pipeline. Teltonika RUT955 cellular routers were integrated for control, data transmission, and reception at designated points. Modbus was incorporated as a data conversion agent between the sensors and the router system. Subsequently, data is communicated via the MQTT protocol to a broker, where it is processed using JavaScript algorithms. Finally, the data is visualized on a dashboard with line charts, gauge charts, tables, and maps, facilitating further analysis. The project operates on solar energy for field devices, with power consumption not exceeding 12 volts per device. This approach considers the critical nature of data loss and the limited access to public energy supply available underground in communities. The simplified, precise, and versatile visualization interface was implemented using HTML in conjunction with CSS. Users have tools such as report generation and local data storage, all updated in real time. By identifying connection points for each device, sensors are visualized on a map, tracing their flow trajectory, calculating distances between pairs, and generating flow level states for each point.