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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for saving water using waster level
indicator and smart limiter. The method for saving water comprises: feeding the input data to the
microcontroller; calculating the water for each house; and measuring the amount of water using
flow rate sensor to each house and stop the water flow when the amount reached its threshold. A
water meter is used for measuring the amount of water flowed to the house at the end of the
month. The calculation of how much water each house will get is done by microcontroller
Arduino UNO. A servo motor is used for closing the valve when the quantity of water reaches its
threshold. A LED indicator and a buzzer is used for indicating the level of remaining water in the
tank, wherein a buzzer will notify the user about the low level of water in the tank.
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The present disclosure relates to a method and system for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter.
During the summer store, everyone stores water due to the unavailability of water for the whole day, this ends up with a lot of wastage of water because when the water gets refilled in the tank the next day by throwing away the stored water.
The need is to eliminate this wastage by putting a limiter having a specific capacity of water allotment which will save water and space as well. Therefore there is a need for a method and system for saving water by using water level indicator and smart limiter.
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter. In this disclosure the mechanism works saving the excess use of water and saving space as well. The total amount of saved water can be evaluated at the end of the month and the entire flow through the pipes to all the houses in the building or society is calculated using a meter. The amount of water each house will get is total capacity of the water tank divided by the number of houses in each building. Each house gets the calculated amount of water, wherein this calculation is done in the Arduino UNO microcontroller after feeding the input data, wherein the microcontroller acts as the brain of the whole water saving system. Since the amount of water supplied to each of the house is limited, therefore a flow rate sensor is used which will measure the amount of water going through the pipes to the houses. An LED indicator along with a buzzer is provided in the system for alarming the user about the water level, wherein an LED is green if there is sufficient water, yellow if the water level is moderate and red if the water level is very little for the house, and wherein the buzzer will notify the least water level. A servo motor is used for automatically close the valve through which the water is flowing to the house whenever the water reaches to the threshold value per house, wherein the servo motor is controlled by the microcontroller which is in this system Arduino UNO. All this things will ensure that the water is saved. The entire circuit is powered by a 9V battery, wherein an IC ULN2003 is used in the circuit which plays a important role.
The present disclosure seeks to provide a method for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter. The method comprises: feeding the input data to the microcontroller, wherein the data includes things such as the water capacity of the tank and the number of houses in the building or society, wherein the microcontroller used is Arduino UNO; calculating the water supplied through the pipes in each house by a diving the total capacity of the tank by the total number of houses and then setting the limit of water usage for each house by feeding the calculate value of water for each house to the microcontroller; and counting the amount of water supplied to each home when the water is running though the pipes, wherein a flow rate sensor is used for measuring the amount of water flowing to each house and when the amount of water for a house reaches its threshold then microcontroller will command a servo motor to close the valve and thus stopping the flow for that particular house, and wherein the readings measured by a flow rate sensor will be shown to the user in the house using a water meter and all this saves the wastage of water.
The present disclosure also seeks to provide a system for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter. The system comprises: a microcontroller unit for controlling the whole system, wherein the Arduino UNO is used as a microcontroller which acts as a brain of the entire system, and wherein the microcontroller is fed with the input data by the user; a flow rate sensor unit for calculating the supply of water through the pipes to the house, wherein a water meter is used for showing the measured reading by the sensor to the user in the house; a servo motor unit for closing the valve when the amount of the water for a house reaches its threshold and thus stopping the water flow for that particular house, wherein the threshold is calculated by the microcontroller after the data fed to it; a LED indicator and buzzer unit for indicating the level of water remaining in the water tank, wherein a LED indicates the level of water, wherein a green color indicates a good level of water, a yellow color indicates the a moderate level of water, and a red color indicates a low level of water, wherein a buzzer will notify the user about the low level of water in the tank; and a power supply which comprises a 9V battery used for powering the whole system.
An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a method and system for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter.
Another object of the present disclosure is to save space with the freedom of using the flow water throughout the day.
Another object of the present disclosure is to use water level indicator and a flow limiter to limit the water as per the calculated amount of water for each house which is calculated by microcontroller Arduino UNO.
Another object of the present disclosure is to make such a system which will provide only limited amount of water to each household and thus saving water, wherein the water flowing thought the pipes are monitored by water meter and flow sensor.
Yet, another object of the present disclosure is to use LED along with the buzzer for indicating the level of water usage to the family in the house.
To further clarify advantages and features of the present disclosure, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 illustrates a flow chart of a method for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of a system for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 3 illustrates the a block diagram indicating the microcontroller and the related sensors in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have been necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help to improve understanding of aspects of the present disclosure. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.
For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory of the invention and are not intended to be restrictive thereof.
Reference throughout this specification to "an aspect", "another aspect" or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Thus, appearances of the phrase "in an embodiment", "in another embodiment" and similar language throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment.
The terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process or method that comprises a list of steps does not include only those steps but may include other steps not expressly listed or inherent to such process or method. Similarly, one or more devices or sub-systems or elements or structures or components proceeded by "comprises...a" does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other devices or other sub-systems or other elements or other structures or other components or additional devices or additional sub-systems or additional elements or additional structures or additional components.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.
Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 illustrates a flow chart of a method for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. At step 102 the method 100 includes, feeding the input data to the microcontroller, wherein the data includes things such as the water capacity of the tank and the number of houses in the building or society, wherein the microcontroller used is Arduino UNO.
At step 104 the method 100 includes, calculating the water supplied through the pipes in each house by a diving the total capacity of the tank by the total number of houses and then setting the limit of water usage for each house by feeding the calculate value of water for each house to the microcontroller.
At step 106 the method 100 includes, counting the amount of water supplied to each home when the water is running though the pipes, wherein a flow rate sensor is used for measuring the amount of water flowing to each house and when the amount of water for a house reaches its threshold then microcontroller will command a servo motor to close the valve and thus stopping the flow for that particular house, and wherein the readings measured by a flow rate sensor will be shown to the user in the house using a water meter and all this saves the wastage of water.
In an embodiment, the method future comprises a LED indicator and a Buzzer for indicating the level of water in the water tank to the respective family, wherein in the LED indicator, a green color represents that there is sufficient water in the tank, a yellow color represents that the water level is moderate, and a red color represents a low level of water in the tank and once the water level drops below a certain level than the buzzer will notify the user about the low water level in the tank.
In an embodiment, an IC ULN2003 is used in the circuit of the system which is powered by a 9V battery.
In an embodiment, each of the houses in a building or a society will receive only a limited amount of water which is calculated by the microcontroller after feeding it with input data by the user.
In an embodiment, all the devices and process is controlled by the microcontroller Arduino UNO, wherein the flow rate sensor is interfaced with the microcontroller Arduino UNO using a 10k-Ohm resistor, wherein a signal wire is connected via a digital pin of Arduino UNO and the VCC and GND is connected as it is to the microcontroller.
Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of a system for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The system 200 includes a microcontroller unit 202 for controlling the whole system, wherein the Arduino UNO is used as a microcontroller which acts as a brain of the entire system, and wherein the microcontroller is fed with the input data by the user.
In an embodiment, a flow rate sensor unit 204 is used for calculating the supply of water through the pipes to the house, wherein a water meter is used for showing the measured reading by the sensor to theuserin the house.
In an embodiment, a servo motor unit 206 is used for closing the valve when the amount of the water for a house reaches its threshold and thus stopping the water flow for that particular house, wherein the threshold is calculated by the microcontroller after the data fed to it.
In an embodiment, a LED indicator and buzzer unit 208 is used for indicating the level of water remaining in the water tank, wherein a LED indicates the level of water, wherein a green color indicates a good level of water, a yellow color indicates the a moderate level of water, and a red color indicates a low level of water, wherein a buzzer will notify the user about the low level of water in the tank.
In an embodiment, a power supply 210 which comprises a 9V battery is used for powering the whole system.
In an embodiment, the system will help in saving water and space as well by reducing the excess flow of water to the household.
Figure 3 illustrates the a block diagram indicating the microcontroller and the related sensors in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. First of all the input is given to the microcontroller which is Arduino UNO which will then calculate the amount of water for each household and will store these details and it will set a limit on the water usage. Then the water get supplied where a flow sensor comes into action which counts the amount of water supplied to each of the house. A LED indicator with a buzzer is used for alerting the user for the amount of water left in the tank, wherein a green color indicates that there is sufficient water, a yellow color will show that there is an moderate level of water left, and the red color will shows that the water level is very less and at this level the buzzer will alert the user about the water level. With the help of all of these there is a limited use of water and hence the water is saved.
AnArduino UNO microcontroller is used for controlling the whole system and sensor in it such as Flow rate sensor, Servo motor, LED indicator system, and buzzer. The microcontroller is fed with an input data with the use of which the microcontroller will calculate the amount of water for each house, and use flow rate sensor for controlling the flow rate in the pipes to each of the house. The LED indicator system indicates the user about the level of water in the tank, wherein a buzzer is will alert the user when the water level is too low.
The drawings and the forgoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. For example, orders of processes described herein may be changed and are not limited to the manner described herein. Moreover, the actions of any flow diagram need not be implemented in the order shown; nor do all of the acts necessarily need to be performed. Also, those acts that are not dependent on other acts may be performed in parallel with the other acts. The scope of embodiments is by no means limited by these specific examples. Numerous variations, whether explicitly given in the specification or not, such as differences in structure, dimension, and use of material, are possible. The scope of embodiments is at least as broad as given by the following claims.
Benefits, other advantages, and solutions to problems have been described above with regard to specific embodiments. However, the benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any component(s) that may cause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential feature or component of any or all the claims.
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1. A method for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter, the method comprises:
feeding the input data to the microcontroller, wherein the data includes things such as the water capacity of the tank and the number of houses in the building or society, wherein the microcontroller used is Arduino UNO; calculating the water supplied through the pipes in each house by a diving the total capacity of the tank by the total number of houses and then setting the limit of water usage for each house by feeding the calculate value of water for each house to the microcontroller; and counting the amount of water supplied to each home when the water is running though the pipes, wherein a flow rate sensor is used for measuring the amount of water flowing to each house and when the amount of water for a house reaches its threshold then microcontroller will command a servo motor to close the valve and thus stopping the flow for that particular house, and wherein the readings measured by a flow rate sensor will be shown to the user in the house using a water meter and all this saves the wastage of water.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method future comprises a LED indicator and a Buzzer for indicating the level of water in the water tank to the respective family, wherein in the LED indicator, a green color represents that there is sufficient water in the tank, a yellow color represents that the water level is moderate, and a red color represents a low level of water in the tank and once the water level drops below a certain level than the buzzer will notify the user about the low water level in the tank.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an IC ULN2003 is used in the circuit of the system which is powered by a 9V battery.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the houses in a building or a society will receive only a limited amount of water which is calculated by the microcontroller after feeding it with input data by the user.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein all the devices and process is controlled by the microcontroller Arduino UNO, wherein the flow rate sensor is interfaced with the microcontroller Arduino UNO using a 10k-Ohm resistor, wherein a signal wire is connected via a digital pin of Arduino UNO and the VCC and GND is connected as it is to the microcontroller.
6. A system for saving water using water level indicator and smart limiter, the system comprises:
a microcontroller unit for controlling the whole system, wherein the Arduino UNO is used as a microcontroller which acts as a brain of the entire system, and wherein the microcontroller is fed with the input data by the user; a flow rate sensor unit for calculating the supply of water through the pipes to the house, wherein a water meter is used for showing the measured reading by the sensor to the user in the house; a servo motor unit for closing the valve when the amount of the water for a house reaches its threshold and thus stopping the water flow for that particular house, wherein the threshold is calculated by the microcontroller after the data fed to it; a LED indicator and buzzer unit for indicating the level of water remaining in the water tank, wherein a LED indicates the level of water, wherein a green color indicates a good level of water, a yellow color indicates the a moderate level of water, and a red color indicates a low level of water, wherein a buzzer will notify the user about the low level of water in the tank; and a power supply which comprises a 9V battery is used for powering the whole system.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system will help in saving water and space as well by reducing the excess flow of water to the household.
feeding the input data to the microcontroller, wherein the data includes things such as the water capacity of the tank and the number of houses in the building or society, wherein the 102 microcontroller used is Arduino UNO
calculating the water supplied through the pipes in each house by a diving the total capacity of the tank by the total number of houses and then setting the limit of water usage for 104 each house by feeding the calculate value of water for each house to the microcontroller
counting the amount of water supplied to each home when the water is running though the pipes, wherein a flow rate sensor is used for measuring the amount of water flowing to each 106 house and when the amount of water for a house reaches its threshold then microcontroller will command a servo motor to close the valve and thus stopping the flow for that particular house, and wherein the readings measured by a flow rate sensor will be shown to the user in the house using a water meter and all this saves the wastage of water.
Figure 1 microcontroller unit 202 flow rate sensor unit 204 servo motor unit 206 LED indicator and buzzer unit 208 power supply 210
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