Industry 4.0 Vision for the Supply of Energy and Materials

8 A Systematic Method for Wireless Sensor Placement A Fault-Tolerant Communication Solution for Monitoring Water Distribution Networks

Sarah Ershadi-nasab^a, Shunyao Wang^b,and Mahdi Sharifzadeh^a,b,*

^a Sharif Energy, Water and Environment Institute (SEWEI), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

^b Department of Electrical Engineering, University College London, London UK

^*Corresponding author. Sharif Energy, Water and Environment Institute (SEWEI), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

8.1 Introduction

Water plays a vital role in sustaining life on earth. Water distribution networks are the fundamental infrastructure in all areas humans inhabit. Providing sustainable potable water and maintaining and monitoring the networks that deliver it are of critical importance. The advent of Industry 4.0 has brought innovative solutions to address challenges in such areas as manufacturing, energy, electronics, health care, and the water sector [1]. Industry 4.0 drivers such as big data, Internet of things (IoT), and cloud computing offer promising solutions that are effective in smart water management systems [2]. The most advanced communication technologies for water transfer and distribution are needed to minimize water waste in distribution systems and to optimize the utilization of freshwater resources. Urban water monitoring and municipal water and wastewater infrastructure monitoring systems should be able to immediately warn of any problems.

There are two significant ...