Holistic Smart Home Water Management System
The project comprises a holistic cost-competitive, smart water home management system that would be employed to tackle the issue downstream geared towards the unique challenges that a third-world country faces, with the point of reference being Pakistan. The system proposes checks for w
2025-06-28 16:32:54 - Adil Khan
Holistic Smart Home Water Management System
Project Area of Specialization Internet of ThingsProject SummaryThe project comprises a holistic cost-competitive, smart
water home management system that would be employed to tackle the issue downstream geared towards the unique challenges that a third-world country faces, with the point of reference being Pakistan. The system proposes checks for
water quality in real time as well as controlling and regulating the water temperature per the consumer’s needs utilizing machine learning. This project presents a proof-of-concept that could be tremendously useful as a low-cost comprehensive approach towards water management and quality control in urban areas.
The issue of proper, smart water management truly affects every single human on this planetThis proposal comprises of IoT fundamentals that tackles the issues of water quality and monitoring while also providing comfort by regulating and controlling the water temperature for domestic use through the presence of a separate heating module..
Project Implementation MethodOur project propositions a system which offers real time monitoring, analysis and comprehensive assessment of the water being provided for domestic use. The proposed solution utilizes four ESP32 modules embedded within the system, with the first one collecting and transmitting data from the water quality sensors, the second one assessing the level flow of the water from water supply and thus
controlling the valves and actuators in order to fill the tank. The third and fourth are to be employed for checking the water-level within the tank and for the control and workings of
the heating module, respectively. A database is setup on cloud where the data is transmitted by the controllers where it is processed, and the outputs sent back to the Esp-32 to control our actuators and relays. We have selected MySQL as our real-time database manager to control the flow our data and processed information. After prognostic-based solutions employed and comprehensive data analytics carried out, the output is sent back to the controllers which execute via the components utilized. Customization by the user and their proposed changes will be incorporated also in the system.
Perhaps the biggest advantage this project provides the consumer with is that it is completely automated. While manual overrides are present, the app developed (available across IOS and Android) would provide the consumer the ability to control and monitor every facet of the system, thus saving valuable time. Furthermore, this system offers is the ability for the consumer to check the quality of the water in real-time and then make decisions on how to utilize the water provided. The labs that do check the quality of water are sparse and few in between with quality checks costly and results taking days to come out. This system provides an effective analysis of the water quality and based on those results, proposes whether the water should be stored or not. The system is particularly aimed towards countries with low purchasing power. Therefore, it was vital to keep the costs of the project as down with the result that the tentative model to be constructed would cost no more than 250 USD, the cost of a low-end smartphone.
Technical Details of Final DeliverableKeeping in mind the extraordinary circumstances of the current and preceding year, certain adjustements had to be ensured with regards to another implementation of a lockdown or not. However, the deliverables of our project remains more or less the same. Physical demonstration of a working water management system with all modules embedded and functioning should be done by the end of April InshAllah. Moreover, by that time, a fully functioning database is expected to be up and running with a mobile Application, geared toward the end-user for control of the system also to be ready and available on the Android and IOS playstore
Final Deliverable of the Project Hardware SystemCore Industry OthersOther IndustriesCore Technology Internet of Things (IoT)Other Technologies Cloud InfrastructureSustainable Development Goals Clean Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesRequired Resources| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 35000 | |||
| pH sensor | Equipment | 1 | 3600 | 3600 |
| Turbidity Sensor | Equipment | 1 | 1500 | 1500 |
| TDS Sensor | Equipment | 1 | 2800 | 2800 |
| Solenoid Valves | Equipment | 2 | 900 | 1800 |
| ESP-32 Dev Mod | Equipment | 4 | 750 | 3000 |
| Flow Sensor | Equipment | 1 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Temperature Sensor | Equipment | 2 | 1250 | 2500 |
| Relay Module | Equipment | 2 | 200 | 400 |
| Ultrasonic Sensor | Equipment | 2 | 200 | 400 |
| Web Server hosting | Miscellaneous | 1 | 4000 | 4000 |
| Fabrication of Frame | Equipment | 1 | 4000 | 4000 |
| 3-D Printed Mod Housings | Equipment | 4 | 1250 | 5000 |
| Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | 1 | 5000 | 5000 |