SmartPipes: Smart Wireless Sensor Networks for Leak Detection in Water Pipelines
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. System Design
2.1. Processing Unit and Transmission
2.2. Power Consumption
2.3. Sensors
3. Leak Detection Experimental Setup
3.1. Laboratory Tests
3.2. Field Trials
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflict of Interest
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Sadeghioon, A.M.; Metje, N.; Chapman, D.N.; Anthony, C.J. SmartPipes: Smart Wireless Sensor Networks for Leak Detection in Water Pipelines. J. Sens. Actuator Netw. 2014, 3, 64-78. https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan3010064
Sadeghioon AM, Metje N, Chapman DN, Anthony CJ. SmartPipes: Smart Wireless Sensor Networks for Leak Detection in Water Pipelines. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks. 2014; 3(1):64-78. https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan3010064
Chicago/Turabian StyleSadeghioon, Ali M., Nicole Metje, David N. Chapman, and Carl J. Anthony. 2014. "SmartPipes: Smart Wireless Sensor Networks for Leak Detection in Water Pipelines" Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 3, no. 1: 64-78. https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan3010064