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Gas Leakage Detection Using IoT

Shreya P1, Raghavendra R2
1PG student, Department of Computer Application, JAIN University, Karnataka, India
2Assistant professor, Department of Computer Application, JAIN University, Karnataka, India
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Abstract - In today's world, safety is critical, and good the risk of an accident. A gas sensor is used as input. A
safety systems must be put in place. The primary goal of this buzzer is attached to the circuit to indicate that the user is
paper is to come up with a microcontroller-based toxic gas offline.
detection and alerting system. Liquified petroleum gas is a
significant and power source that is mainly used for cooking 3. RELATED WORK
in houses. Since LPG is stored in a bottle, it is easily
damaged. In any case, when the gas cylinder, controller, and [1] Azibek [12] investigated a smart home care system
tube are not in great state, breaks occur, resulting in a issue. that monitors the safety of old people. If abnormal health
Accidents can cause problems such as suffocation and can rate vitals are discovered, it sends an email to medical
start of fire. Installing gas leakage detectors in vulnerable personnel. This home care system also includes sensors
areas is the most important measure to avoid accidents for identifying fires and a camera for detecting burglars.
caused by gas spill. The main goal of this paper is to present The system sends notifications to people struggling from
a structure for identifying and removing gas spillage in short term memory loss concerning daily routine duties.
defenseless premises. One such device is the gas spill sensor,
[2] Yoshida (2009) examines a fuel power supply system
which detects and alerts people to gas spills in their early
that consists of a fuel battery into which a reactive gas is
stages. Gas sensors with high sensitivity to propane and
supplied to generate power, a pipe connecting to the fuel
butane. The gas leak detection system includes a GSM
battery, and a technique for sensing a gas leakage in the
module that sends SMS messages when a gas leak is noticed.
fuel power source. The primary goal was to improve
Key Words: Node MCU, ESP8266 WIFI module, LCD, Servo performance.
Motor, Buzzer, GSM module, MQ6 Sensor, LPG.
[3] Fraiwan [11] describes a wireless system that can
1.INTRODUCTION detect gas leaks in homes. The system is comprised of two
primary components: the first checks to see if the vapor
As a result of LPG gas detection, many incidents, such as pressure exceeds a predefined limit, and the second
explosions and fires, have occurred. Such incidents can checks to see if the concentration is below a predefined
have serious consequences. This leakage detection system limit. When this happens, an alarm is triggered, and a
will detect external leaks and send data to a module. IoT signal is sent to a mobile device.
systems do not need human intervention. A system with
large electric and mechanical power is used to detect gas. [4] Ilshak [13] described a wireless gas leak detection
This detection system will notify us of the leakage and also module that can be installed in the home to detect LPG
turn off the gas cylinder's lever, preventing any further leaks. The module checks the sensor to see if the value of
leakage. Furthermore, this system sends an email and a the gas has risen above a certain threshold. When this
text message to the affected individual. This improves the happens, the alert is triggered, and a SMS is sent to a
safety of any gas setup in any situation. specified user.

Any flammable substance on the site that comes in touch [5] “PORTABLE GAS DETECTION DEVICE WITH WARNING
with gas can result in property loss, harm lives and other SYSTEM” by Tarun Joseph
consequences. Automobiles such as cars and buses, as well
The authors of this paper have explained a gas detection
as the areas where they are manufactured, are among the
method that will regularly monitor the toxic gases around
primary sectors under constant threat.
them, the results of which can be viewed via our Android
2. OBJECTIVE app, and an alert are sent if the limit is seen nearing.

LPG leaks are now a concern both in home and in the The below fig1 illustrates the system architecture:
workplace. It is unavoidably dangerous if the problem is
not identified and corrected as soon as possible. The main
goal of the project is to use IoT to detect gas leaks from
LPG cylinders, which are common in Indian homes, and to
alert the user and the surrounding area. A servo motor
will also turn off the supply gas, as will the knob, reducing
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