A Pressure Monitoring System for Water Distribution Networks Based on Arduino Microcontroller

Efficient management of water distribution networks (WDNs) is currently a focal point, especially in countries where scarcity conditions are more and amplified by frequent drought periods. In these cases, fact, pressure becomes the fundamental variable managing WDNs. Similarly, WDNs often obsolete affected several points losses. Leakages mainly pressure; utilities usually apply technique to reduce physical It clear how plays role safety. Even though technologies quite mature, systems expensive, if capillarity monitoring system required; thus, managers measurement flow rate at very few points. Today, implementation Internet things (IoT) can be considered key strategy for systems. Once sensors installed, it relatively easy build communication able collect send data from network. proposed study, smart was developed using low-cost hardware open-source software. The prototype composed an Arduino microcontroller, printed circuit board, eight transducers. efficiency tool compared with SCADA system. To investigate on system, experimental campaign carried out Environmental Hydraulic Laboratory University Enna (Italy), hydrostatic as well hydrodynamic tests were performed. results showed ability monitor have control WDN simple, scalable, economic easily implemented real utilities, thus improving knowledge increasing level management.