IoT
PilotWell monitoring
Well level monitoring with a battery-powered sensor, a dashboard and alerts before the water runs out.
The problem
A private well gives no warning before it is empty. The level drops through a dry summer, usage varies with who is home, and the first sign is the tap starting to cough.
Checking by hand means opening the lid and looking, or measuring with a rope. It happens rarely, and not when it matters. There is usually neither power nor internet at the well.
What the system does
- A battery-powered pressure probe in the well reports the water level regularly over LoRaWAN or NB-IoT. No mains power or internet needed at the well.
- Dashboard for phone and desktop shows fill level, litres, daily usage and inflow, with a forecast of when the well runs dry.
- Push alerts for low level, critical level, predicted run-out and sensor offline. Thresholds are set per well.
How it fits together
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Pressure probe in the well, battery powered, years of life.
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LoRaWAN to the nearest gateway, or NB-IoT over the mobile network where there is no gateway.
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App on phone and desktop with level, litres, usage and forecast, and push alerts when a threshold is crossed.
Screenshots
Demo data. Same views as the pilot, with made-up numbers.
