(Creativity Test here) Automatic Detection of Water Flow in a Tube & Pumping it to an overhead tank.

[Ravi Chandra]

 

This System helps lot of people to save time  & energy early in the mornings (particularly in some countries where Government water comes irregularly) and also will reduce the wastage of water.

 

As it detects flow of water in a tube (plastic or metal) and Interface this module with a microcontroller.

         

         And also to design a mechanism to start pumping this water (if any) to an overhead tank using motor.

 

 

PiezoElectric Sensors detect the disturbance produced by the water in the tube, the signal as such is weak and is given to the Non – Inverting Op Amp and is conditioned and an analog output is sent Obtained.

 

Problem is I have planned to use Piezo electric transducer (Piezo Element 1500-3000Hz) for detection of flow of water but it is not available in India. So what am I supposed to do if I am not able to detect the low of water itself???
 

Try basing your valuable suggestions on electronics components itself. If there is no chance I need to ue mechanical methods…
 

Thanks.

[Alberto Albert]

Do you have an underground or groundlevel tank?

[Ravi Chandra]

Basically the tank is an underground tank. But it is not mandatory that it should be below the ground level. It can even be at the ground level.

That shouldn’t matter.

 

Thanks.

[AJISH ALFRED]

Dear ravi,

Its very interesting and useful project. I’ve an idea, I dont know if it is practical or not.

Is it possible to use a simple capacitive sensing ?? Modify the two plates, so that it will slightly bend away from each other at one end depending on the rate of flow, and thus varying the capacitence measured at another fixed end.

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