DEWA’s R&D Center designs smart facility for leak detection

DEWA’s R&D Center designs smart facility for leak detection

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) Research and Development (R&D) Center has innovated an advanced, smart facility to simulate various leakage cases of water transmission pipelines.

This allows evaluation, development and testing of new leak detection techniques. The Center developed the facility using software and hardware, based on the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), which allows for complete remote monitoring and control of the facility. The facility includes smart transmission pipes equipped with sensors to monitor hydraulic indicators, collect data on water pressure, flow and temperature, and control an IoT platform that stores data.

This data is used to train Machine Learning models to detect leakage events. Based on experimental data using the facility, the developed algorithm was able to identify leakage events with 94.4 percent accuracy. Further experimentation is ongoing to improve algorithms for leak detection in water transmission pipelines and test sensors.

Mr. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, noted that the new facility strengthens DEWA’s leadership and global excellence in reducing losses in water networks. Al Tayer affirmed the role of the R&D Centre in developing DEWA’s smart grid and the disruptive technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to provide world-class services that enhance the