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Smart Liquid Level Controller Using Arduino with

SMS Alert
Firoz. D. Chowki, Kanhaiya.V.Dehadray, Sudarshan.T.Ahire, Nikhil Kumar.Gaikwad
(Under Graduates in Dipoma Mechanical ENGG, JSPM’s Jayawantarao Sawant Polytechnic Hadapsar Pune.411028).

Prof.A.S.Nikhade
(Sr. Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department, JSPM’s Jayawantarao Sawant Polytechnic Hadapsar Pune.-411028)

Abstract– Water is one of the most important resources on arduino and acts as a circuit breaker, and controls the ON/OFF
earth. Almost 70% of earth’s surface is covered with water from position of the pump.Ultrasonic sensor is placed on top of the
which 2% is fresh water. Now days everyone has a busy tank which senses the depth or the height of the liquid level
schedule which consumes the time for checking the water level
inside the tank by using the ultrasonic waves transmission.
at every instance. The project presents an idea of “Smart Liquid
Level Controller Using Arduino with an SMS Alert”. This Simply this system is totally a mobile based system, in which the
project was carried out to make user’s life easy and time saving. user can get notifications by just sitting at one place which
The project includes the components such as relay and Arduino reduces almost the total time consumption and efforts for a user.
for controlling the pump to avoid the wastage of water.
2. Basic Concepts:
Keywords: Ultrasonic Sensor, Arduino, GSM, Relay, Water The components of this project which are useful to control the
Pump, Display, etc. system in an effective manner are explained below. The
. arrangement of the component is arranged using flow diagram of
I. INTRODUCTION a system as shown in the figure-01.
Basic descriptions of some parts are given below:

Automation of smart system is the essence of today's world.

the “Smart Liquid Level Controller Using Arduino with an SMS
Alert”, can be an appropriate example for the smart system. In
the recent times due to to the huge scarcity of water resources
frequent droughts have been occurring, due to which the various
initiatives have been undertaken, out of which one is the system
that will serve to save the water that is being wasted in the
households, agriculture's and in different industries . some of the
hazardous incidents such as the boiler bursts due to the lowering
of the water level also can be avoided, which is also controlled
by using this smart system.
A GSM communication system is provided which makes the
system an user friendly by providing an SMS notification to the
user on their mobile phones. The GSM device is used to control
the liquid level by giving an SMS alert of the percentage of
liquid filled into the system.
An Arduino is a Microcontroller which is programmed in
programming languages like C and C++ in an Arduino software.
Arduino is a device which is coded and commands the other
devices such as relay, GSM, and other circuits. The system also
includes a 2-channel relay which is operated by using the Fig.01.: Flow diagram of a system.

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A.Ultrasonic sensor: also widely used in 3 other digital wireless telephonic

technologies which are TDMA, GSM, and CDMA.
The ultrasonic sensor is a non contact type device which uses the
sound waves. There are 2 ports on the front, one port generates
the ultrasonic waves like a micro speaker and other port
receivers. The ultrasonic waves like a small micro phone. The
liquid level is calculated, on the basis of the total time required
for the sound to reflect back.

Fig.04.: Image for GSM (Global System for Mobile-

communication).

D.Relay:

Relay is an electrically operated switch . Relay have 2-channels

connected to the arduino, and in between the battery and the
Fig.02.: Image Of Ultrasonic Sensor. pump. The arduino commands to relay to switch-off the pump
when the tank is fully filled. Simply, it acts as a circuit breaker.
B.Arduino:

Arduino is a one type of micro controller circuit ATmega328P.

It has 14 digital input and output pins, from which the 6 pins are
used for output and 6 are used for the analog inputs. It has a
USB connection and a power jack with a ICSP headers and the
reset button. The programme is carried out in the arduino by
using the arduino software in the programming languages like C
and C++ .

Fig.05.: image of Relay (2-channel).

E.Water pumps:

Pump is a mechanical device which converts the mechanical

energy into the pressure energy. It creates the partial vacuum in
the suction side and sucks the liquid which is delivered with
high pressure at a required height.

Fig .03.: Image of Arduino.

C.GSM (Global System for Mobile communication):

GSM is a standard developed by the European tele

communication standards institute (ETSI) to describe the
protocols for the second generation mobile devices and tablets
which is further developed in third generation and fourth
generation. Simply, GSM is a digital mobile telephonic system
which is used widely around the world. The GSM uses the
variations of the Time Divisions Multiple Axis (TDMA). It is Fig.06. :Image of the 12V mini water pump.

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F.LCD Display:
The LCD display is used for to indicate the percentage of liquid
filled in tank. 16 x 2 LCD is named because its having 16
column and 2 rows. They are available in various combination

like 8 x 2, 8 x 1, 10 x 2, 16 x 1, etc. But 16 x 2 LCD is mostly

used. Hence we are preferring it for our project. It has 16 pins ,
an LCD is electronic module which uses liquid crystal to display
the image. The LCD display is interfaced with arduino which
controls the display to indicate the water level.
Fig.06. :Image of LCD Display.

3.Methodology:

To accomplish the process mentioned earlier, the following

equipment's are needed:
1. Ultra sonic sensor.
2. Arduino (micro controller). Fig.07.: Block diagram of a system
3. GSM. (Global system for Mobile-communication).
4. Water Pump. Set-up Working:-
5. Relay.(2-channels).
6. Battery Supply. (9Voltage.). The water generally stored in water reservoir at bottom side,
7. Adapter. which is required lifted to top most side tank .The water from
8. Jumper Wires.
reservoir is lifted using pump, it is a mechanical device which
9. LCD Display.
10. Other Domestic Appliances. pressurized the water and delivered to as our requirement. The
2- channel relay is provided in between Arduino and pump
Steps To be Followed: which acts as contact breaker between them. If liquid/ water
level falls below 20% inside tank that time Arduino commands
a. An ultra sonic sensor is fitted at the top of inside of the to relay to switch ON the pump as well as also commands to
water tank. The sensor detects, the percentage of GSM to sends message to users or operator as “water tank was
water/liquid filled into an empty tank.
less than 20%,Water pump switched ON”. Due to this users get
b. This sensor is connected to the arduino which is a type of
a micro controller. alert and pump switch automatically. The ultrasonic sensor fitted
c. The GSM module is also connected to the arduino, which at top most inside the water tank which continuously updates to
is used to send the notification of liquid level to the user Arduino as the liquid level of tank in percentage.
using the SMS service.
d. The relay provided in between water motor/pump and As the liquid or water level reaches to above 80% that time
power supplied to switch OFF the pump , when the pump Arduino commands to relay to switched OFF the pump as well
is fully filled. as to GSM to sends the message as “water tank is 80%, water
e. The display is interface with arduino which indicates the
pump switched OFF”. The 16*2 LCD display is interface with
percentage of water level in the tank.
f. All the devices are connected using the jumper Arduino which indicates the % of water filled inside the tank.
wire.(male-male, male-female, female-female).
g. The power supply is provided individually to the GSM,
Arduino, Water pump/motor, using the battery(9V) or 4. Applications:
the DC supply.
h. The whole system is represented a block diagram as 1. It can be widely used for the household purposes to
shown in figure-07. avoid the wastage of water through the water tanks.

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2. It can be widely used in chemical industries to manage 8. ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

the liquid filled in the big tanks.
3. It can be used in nuclear power plants as the water We are very thankful to Prof. R. S. Gorde Head Of Department
controlling systems is essential. (HOD) To Encourage us and to have faith on us. We are also
4. It can be also used in the thermal power plants . thankful to our teacher Prof. A.C.Shinde, to help us in our
5. It also finds a wide applications in the oil refineries
project to make it successful. I would also like to express my
industries.
6. It can be used in dairy farms. gratitude towards Professors, Lab assistant and the entire,
7. It can be also used in water purification plant. Mechanical Department and Electronics and Tele-
Communication Department of the J.S. Polytechnic Pune for
6. CONCLUSION: their constant support and assistance in our project.

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