AUTOMATED WATER LEVEL

CONTROL
BY
NWAOBILOR PROMISE UZOMA
 OBJECTIVES OF THE SYSTEM

To Remove The Human Factor From Water Pumping Control

To Prevent Spillage / Wastage Of Water
To Ensure Constant Supply Of Water
To Preserve The Purity Of The Water While Performing Its
Function
To Save Power By Ensuring That Water Is Pumped Only When
It Is Required
 CONTENTS

NEED FOR THE SYSTEM

GETTING STARTED
COMPONENTS USED
PROTOTYPING AND INSTALLATION
TESTING AND IMPROVEMENTS OF SYSTEM
SUMMARY
 NEED FOR THE SYSTEM
The idea for the system arose when I observed
that there was a need to somehow control the
water pump based on the amount of water in
the tank at my family home because of the
water spillage which often covers the street in
the morning whenever water was pumped.
My stay at atopet automations for my siwes
presented a means to solve this problem by
 GETTING STARTED

THE SYSTEM REQUIRES A WAYS OF DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF WATER IN

THE TANK AND WILL USE THIS INFORMATION TO EITHER TURN-ON IF THE
LEVEL IS LOW AND NEEDS REFILLING OR TURN-OFF IF THE LEVEL IS HIGH
ENOUGH TO THE PREDETERMINED LEVEL OR VOLUME

TO ACHIEVE THE MONITORING OF THE LEVEL/ AMOUNT OF THE WATER IN

THE TANK , AND SENSOR IS USED AND A CONTROL IS USED TO EFFECT THE
REGULATION OF THE PUMP. TO TURN-ON OR TURN-OFF BASED ON THE
INFORMATION FROM THE SENSOR IN THE TANK.
COMPONENTS USED
ARDUINO NANO
MICROCONTROLL
ER

This is the central

brain that receives
and transmits signal
from the sensor in
the tank to the
control system
 ULTRASONIC
SENSOR

DETERMINES THE
AMOUNT OF WATER IN
THE TANK AND DOES SO
CONTACTLESS USING
ULTRASONIC WAVES
THAT BOUNCES-OFF THE
SURFACE OF THE WATER
BACK TO THE SENSOR
TO ACHIEVE
MEASUREMENT.
 RELAY

THIS IS THE COMPONENT THAT

ACTUALIZES THE CONTROL OF THE
PUMP.
 DIODE

THIS IS A SAFETY MECHANISM

THAT ENSURES THAT
ELECTRICAL POWER DOES NOT
FLOW IN REVERSE DIRECTION
DAMAGING THE
MICROCONTROLLER.
 TRANSISTOR

THIS AMPLIFIES THE OUTPUT

SIGNAL FROM THE
MICROCONTROLLER TO THE
RELAY.
 LEDS

THIS INDICATES THE

PRESENT STATE OF THE
SYSTEM;
RED LED > THE
SYSTEM IS TURNED-OFF
GREEN LED > THE
SYSTEM IS TURNED-ON
RESISTOR

THIS DECREASES
THE ELECTRICAL
POWER GOING TO
THE TRANSISTOR.
 PROTOTYPING AND INSTALLATION

PROTOTYPING PHASE INVOLVED TRANSFERRING THE IDEA INTO A PHYSICAL

COMPONENT

BELOW ARE SOME OF THE CAPTURED MOMENTS ;

PROTOTYPING ON BREADBOARD
SIMPLIFIED FRITZING DIAGRAM
SOLDERED COMPONENTS
SHORT
VIDEO
 INSTALLATION

AC DC ADAPTER UNDERSTANDING THE

FOR POWER EXISTING PUMP ULTRASONIC IN
CONVERSION CONTROL CASING
TESTING AND IMPROVING THE
SYSTEM
 INSTALLATION

FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2
MANUAL OVERRIDE
SYSTEM
 CONCLUSION

THIS TYPE OF WATER LEVEL CONTROLLER WILL REDUCE THE HUMAN

INTERFERENCE. THE POWER CONSUMPTION OF THE MOTOR AND THE
WASTAGE OF WATER BECAUSE OF UNWANTED OVERFLOW CAN BE
CONTROLLED.
THANK YOU.
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