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Batteryless Wireless Water Leak Detection System

  • Oliver Witham
  • , Levi Nathan Johnston
  • , Ming Xiao
  • , Jiayun Feng
  • , Norman Zhou
  • , George Shaker
  • University of Waterloo
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Water leaks are common source of loss and damage in buildings, which gives rise to a demand for effective and affordable leak detection systems. Here, a novel leak detection system is proposed, utilizing energy-generating leak detection sensors. A custom PCB is fabricated to power a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon from the sensor output, eliminating the need for an external power source, such as a battery. The BLE beacon signals are integrated into a novel Bluetooth mesh network for endpoint user notification. A multi-node version of the system was tested and found to be functional, showing the scalability of the design. The system is self-resetting after leaks are no longer present, removing need for human intervention to reset individual devices in the network.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking, SmartNets 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728142746
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking, SmartNets 2019 - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Duration: 17 Dec 201919 Dec 2019

Publication series

Name2019 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking, SmartNets 2019

Conference

Conference2019 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking, SmartNets 2019
Country/TerritoryEgypt
CitySharm El Sheikh
Period17/12/1919/12/19

Keywords

  • Bluetooth Low Energy
  • IoT
  • batteryless sensing
  • energy harvesting
  • leak detection
  • water sensor
  • wireless sensing

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