MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531013606 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, on Feb. 17, 2025, for 'optimal placement of sensors in the process of leak detection in water pipeline networks.'
Inventor(s) include Sahu, Saswata; Patel, Harshit; and Ghosal, Partha Sarathi.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention proposes a system and method for determining optimal placement of sensors. The method comprises simulating a water network under various conditions using the Water Network Tool for Resilience (WNTR) and generating datasets to train machine learning models using Keras. Pressure readings from these simulations serve as input for the machine learning models. A pre-trained neural network model is used to classify leaks based on pressure data, with accuracy as the evaluation metric. To determine optimal sensor placement, different node combinations are tested, and models are trained for each configuration. The best sensor placement is identified by selecting the configuration that achieves the highest accuracy in leak detection. The final optimal sensor setup and its accuracy are provided as a guide for effective leak detection in the water network."
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