International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology

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LPG Gas Leakage Detection Using IOT

Arun Manhas , Neeraj Chambyal1, Manish Raina1, Dr.Simmi Dutta2, Er. Prabhjot Singh3
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1 Department of Computer Engineering , GCET , Chak Bhalwal , Jammu , J&K , India

2 HOD , Department of Computer Engineering , GCET , Chak Bhalwal , Jammu , J&K , India
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, GCET, Chak Bhalwal, Jammu, J&K, India

ABSTRACT

Article Info Safety plays a major role in today’s world and it is necessary that good safety
Volume 7, Issue 4 systems are to be implemented in places of education and work. This work
Page Number : 520-526 modifies the existing safety model installed in industries and this system also be
used in homes and business premises. One of the preventive measures to avoid
Publication Issue : the danger associated with gas leakage is to install a gas leakage detector at
July-August-2021 vulnerable locations.
A gas detector is a device that detects the presence of gases in an area, often as
Article History part of a safety system. Gas Detector where it can sound an alarm to operators in
Accepted : 07 Aug 2021 the area where the leak is occurring, giving them the opportunity to fix or leave.
Published : 14 Aug 2021 This type of device is important because there are many gases that can be
harmful to organic life, such as humans or animals.
This paper provides a brand new approach to discover LPG discharge supported
microcontroller based Node MCU. To alert on Liquefied rock oil Gas (LPG)
leakage and preventing any unwanted incident, we need to apply some cautions
to discover the discharge. This paper aims to provide a solution to this problem
by building a device which will do the area monitoring continuously. The gas
sensor provides data to Node MCU, and then the results are displayed as a
warning to the user via an Android-based smart-phone device. Other than LPG
gas, Air conditioner and refrigerator leaked gases are also harmful in home.
Using this device users will be able to prevent accidents that occur due to
harmful gas leaks so that accidents can be avoided.
Keywords : IOT, Node MCU, LPG, Sensors

I. INTRODUCTION is largely gas and alkane and it's scentless in its state
of nature. The smell that we tend to notice once
LPG is the abbreviation or short kind for liquefied oil there's a run is really of a wholly totally different
gas. Like all fossil fuels, it's a non-renewable supply of agent, referred to as alkyl radical Mercaptan. This
energy. It is extracted from fossil oil and gas. LPG gas substance is additional to the gas once it leaves the

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most storage terminals[1]. Humans cannot detect the the valve automatically. The next feature of the topic
presence of natural gases as fast as the sensor does. is to ensure the booking of gas cylinder from gas
Thus, the use of gas sensing system is hugely needed agency. The sensors detect the leaked gas and send
to give real-time monitoring of the gas system. the signal to the internet ; thereafter the programme
In certain cases, gas leakage can cause fire that will on the internet, directs the android app using the
destroy human property. The large scale of fire also signal for switching off gas valve from a distant place.
could contribute to serious injury or death. This is So it redirects again to the internet and closes the gas
due to the firestation getting delayed information cylinder valve through IOT. The problem of gas
about the occurrence of fire .The current products wastage could also be avoided using this system.
that are in the market function as a gas detector. It Sometimes if the burner is left on by mistake, the
will only detect a gas and trigger an alarm. The main consumer could be alerted about the problem. If the
problem is that even the alarm is triggered but if the burner is on and there is no vessel on top of it, an
user is not at home or premise, the user will not get to alarm goes off.
know about the leakage of gas.
III. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
The prime aim of paper is to detect Gas leakage in
home, hotels, schools and other domestic areas, and
gives alert message to the surrounding people.
Nowadays Gas sensors are being used globally in the
field like safety, health, instrumentation etc. This
paper is an implementation of the same using MQ-5
gas sensor. The MQ5 sensor is commonly used for
detecting gas leakage for various applications. The
MQ-5 gas sensor detects the concentration of gas in
ppm and outputs analog value which can be
converted to a digital signal. The paper allows the
user to set the low, medium and dangerous level for
leakage based on the same digital measure. The Figure-1. System Architecture
intensity values are compared with two
predetermined thresholds and based on that, it Humans cannot detect the presence of natural gases as
classifies it into three different classes of fast as the sensor does. Thus, the gas sensing
concentration of leakage[2].Besides that, it is more mechanism is hugely needed to give real-time
efficient information wise as it is also capable to send monitoring of the gas system. As we know its leak
out an SMS to the owner. may lead to a disaster. Here we have developed
associate NodeMCU primarily based LPG gas detector
II. LITERATURE SURVEY alarm. If gas outpouring happens, this technique
detects it, raises an alert by droning the buzzer
In the proposed system we have designed “IOT based connected with the circuit. This technique is simple
Smart Gas Monitoring System”. This proposed system to create and anyone who has some information of
aims to detect the economic fuels like petroleum, physics and programming, will build it[3].
liquid petroleum gas, alcohol etc and allows a
provision for controlling the gas leakage by closing

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Components of System Architecture Interfacing with the sensing element module is

finished through a 4-pin board compatible Slp header
1. NodeMCU and it needs one i/o pin from the host microcontroller.
2. LPG Gas sensor Module The onboard microcontroller gives initial heating
3. Connecting wires interval once power-up and starts to give live LPG
4. Jumper Wires sensing element output.
5. Buzzer It consists of four pins, the details of LPG Gas sensor
6. Connecting wires is shown in Table-1.

NodeMCU Table-1. Pin Specification of MQ-5 Gas sensor

NodeMCU is an open source IoT platform. It includes
firmware which runs on the ESP8266 WiFi SoC from
Espressif Systems, and hardware which is based on
the ESP-12 module. The term "NodeMCU" by default
refers to the firmware rather than the development
kits. The firmware uses the Lua scripting language.

Figure 3 : MQ-5 Gas Sensor

Figure 2: NodeMCUNode Image Source: IndiaMART
Image Source:wikipedia
CONNECTING WIRES
MQ5 GAS SENSOR A wire may be a single, typically cylindrical, versatile
In the Youtube, experts have explained about strand or rod of metal. Wires square measure
different components of LPG architecture. The accustomed bear mechanical masses or electricity and
sensing element is capable of detecting Six differing telecommunications signals. Wire is often fashioned
kinds of combustible gases on label sensitivity. This by drawing the metal through a hole in a very die or
sensing element may be label mistreatment the draw plate. Wire gauges are available in numerous
potentiometer fitted within the jailbreak board of customary sizes, as expressed in terms of a gauge
MQ5[4] gas sensing element. The sensing element range. The term wire is additionally used additional
provides associate degree analog output. The MQ-5 loosely to confer with a bundle of such strands, as in
will observe gas concentrations in any place from two "multi stranded wire", that is additional properly
hundred to 10000ppm. The sensor's output is termed a wire rope in mechanics, or a cable in
associated with the degree of analog resistance. electricity. Connecting wires will be made up of Al

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and different materials the majority electrical wires BUZZER

square measure fabricated from copper. A buzzer or pager is an audio signaling device, which
can be mechanical, mechanical device, or electricity
(Piezo for short). lt has 2 pins in it. It’s easy
construction and low worth makes it usable in varied
applications like car/truck reversing indicator,
computers, decision bells etc.[7] Once subjected to an
alternating field of force they stretch or compress, in
accordance with the frequency of the signal thereby
producing sound.

Figure 4. To depict the connecting wires

JUMPER WIRES
A jumper wire is associate electrical wire, or cluster of
them forming a cable, with a connecter or pin at
every finish (or typically while not them - merely Figure-6. Buzzer
"tinned"), that is often accustomed interconnect the
components of a breadboard or other prototype or test IV. PROPOSED SYSTEM
circuit, internally or with other equipment or
components, without soldering. Individual jump Here we have adapted new technology IOT (Internet
wires are fitted by inserting their "end connectors" of Things) to get fastest notification of gas leakage.
into the slots provided during a board, the header We shall use a stepper motor to OFF the knob of
connecter of a printed circuit, or a chunk of cylinder regulator to avoid the accidental cases due to
equipment [5,6] gas leakage. We will also use a website or application
under the IOT technology to get fastest response from
the module. The other modules used in this project
areGSM module, microcontroller, exhaust fan, LED
for indication, a buzzer to notify local peoples. And
MQ 5 or MQ 6 gas sensor module to sense the gas
leakage. The main advantage of this work is that it
can determine the leakage and send the data over to a
website, where it can be monitored and corrective
actions can be taken. If appropriate measures are
taken quickly after it is reported over the IOT, it can
help in saving the loss of life and property.
Figure-5. Jumper Wires
Image Source: RAM Electronics

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V. IMPLEMENTATION Internet of Things (IoT) is the networking of ‘things’

by which physical things can communicate with the
help of sensors, electronics, software, and
connectivity. These systems do not require any
human interaction and same is the case with IOT
based gas detection system, it does not require human
attention. IOT and Arduino based LPG leakage
detection system senses the LPG gas with the help of
an LPG gas sensor. LPG gas sensor interfacing with
Arduino is implemented in this project. The Signal
Figure-7: System Design
from this sensor is sent to the Arduino
microcontroller. The microcontroller is connected to
As shown in the diagram above (from fig-7), the
an LCD, Buzzer and IOT module (ESP8266). IOT LPG
system contains NodeMCU, LPG GAS device Module
leakage detector project is implemented using an
and buzzer. NodeMCU controls the complete method
ESP8266 chip. This is a Wi-Fi module which is used
of this technique like reading LPG Gas device module
for connecting micro-controllers to Wi-Fi network
output, causation message and activating buzzer.
and make TCP/IP connections and send data. Data,
The functioning of the circuit once the device is
which is sensed by these sensors, is then sent to the
supercharged ON. The MQ5 device gas module has
IOT. The IOT module then sends the data over to a
four pins. 2 pins area unit used for interfacing with
website. Once the gas leakage is detected, the buzzer
development board and 2 other pins area unit VCC
is turned ON and a ‘Leakage detected’ message is
and ground. Out of 2 interfacing pins one pin is
displayed on the LCD. The Pre-requisite for this LPG
analog output and the other is digital pin. The analog
gas leakage detection and the smart alerting project is
output pin of the module is employed for detecting
that the Wi-Fi module should be connected to a Wi-
concentration level of gas outpouring and interfaced
Fi zone or a hotspot. This project is also implemented
with the A0 analog input pin of the NodeMCU board.
without the IOT module. In place of the IOT module,
In this circuit, we have connected the A0 pin of the
we have used a GSM module, by which an SMS is
MQ-5 to the A0 pin of the NodeMcu module and D0
triggered.[8]
pin remains disconnected.

VI. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

Figure-9 : Serial monitor output when gas leakage

detected.
Figure-8: Circuit
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happens chiefly because of poor maintenance of

apparatus and inadequate awareness of the individuals.
Thus LPG escape detection is useful to stop accidents
and to avoid wasting human lives. This paper presents
a LPG escape detection and alert system. This
technique triggers buzzer and displays the severity of
the escape to alert individuals once LPG escape is
detected. This technique is incredibly straightforward
nevertheless reliable.

It leaves with the additional scope of improvement.

Battery utilized in this technique is of 5V and in
Figure-10 : Monitor Thingspeak Channel Output.
future improvement a much bigger, reversible one
Image Source:hackanons
could be used , which may sustain the gas detection
module for an extended amount of time, with alert
The proposed approach can be implemented in IOT
whenever battery runs out. With additional
basics and stored in thinkspeaks.com. The graph
improvement like detection of Gas Concentration and
representation provides the field chart for gas leakage
changes in style the system will be more handy and
and monitoring levels. We can monitor the sensors
price effective for the users.
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Arun Manhas, Neeraj Chambyal, Manish Raina, Dr.

Simmi Dutta, Er. Prabhjot Singh, "LPG Gas Leakage
Detection Using IOT", International Journal of
Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering
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