DP 499: FINAL YEAR PROJECT II

PROJECT TITTLE: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WATER TANK LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM AT MABIBO HOSTEL

NAME: MTEGA, Benedict DEGREE PROGRAM: BSc IN EPE REG NUMBER: 2008-04-03368 SUPERVISOR: Dr. B.J.KUNDY

INTRODUCTION
In tall buildings and in homes where the pressure

of water is insufficient for them to have a normal flow in the water piping systems, water pumping

systems are inevitable.

As long as there is water pumping system, the

control mechanism of it is inevitable too.

PROBLEM STATEMENT
Currently, the water pumping system at Mabibo

Hostel is manually operated and leads to the

following problems: Insufficient water management
Pump damage (Motor damage) Unreliable water supply in the buildings

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The objective of the project was to design and

implement an automatic water level control system that will be able to start and stop the pump automatically depending on the water levels in the overhead tank and the main reservoir tank which is on the ground level.

SYSTEM DESIGN

The design of the system comprised the design of the following parts: Type of the sensors to be used Decision making unit Pump switching mechanism

DECISION LOGIC TABLE FOR CONTROL UNIT

Reserve tank sensor Overhead tank sensors (two sensors) Pump Overhead tank Reserve tank

Sensor1 0 0

Sensor2(full) 0 0

Sensor3(1/4) 0 1 Off Off X X Empty Empty

0 0 1 1 1 1

1 1 0 0 1 1

0 1 0 1 0 1

Off Off On On On Off

X X Empty No such Full

Empty Empty Water exist Water exist Water exist Water exist

RESULTS OF THE DESIGN

After the designing process, I came up with the

circuits as shown in the figures below: Sensors which are selected for the system, are just

the electrodes immersed in water tanks.

DECISION MAKING UNIT CIRCUIT

THE GENERAL CONTRAL CIRCUIT

With a Microcontroller as the brain of the circuit

RESULTS DISCUSSION

The designed circuit were simulated using the

ISIS

professional

software

to

check

its

consistence and it ran successful.

The prototype of the circuit is constructed to

demonstrate its operation.

CONCLUSION
Water is one of the most important basic need in all living

things. Being important, it must be well managed to ensure that there is no wastage of it.
This project has provided one of the best method for water

management.
It is the best method because, it is flexible, economical

and easy configurable system.

The low cost PIC 16F877A

Microcontroller has been

used in this project which is the key point to reduce cost.

RECOMMENDATION
Due to the flexibility of the system and the programmable

characteristics of the PIC 16F877A Microcontroller

In future time, the control system can further be extended

to the other functions using the same PIC 16F877A

Microcontroller like testing the saltiness of the water etc.

Also the control mechanism can further be extended up to

being a web-based water level monitoring and controlling network which flexibility would offer us to control this system from any place via internet even with different

type of devices

Thank you for listening

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL THANK YOU