LPWAN SOLUTIONS
Water Pipeline Pressure and Leakage Monitoring
Comprehensive, accurate, and near real-time solution for efficient management of water pipeline pressure and detection of leaks, leading to improved resource utilization.
Improved pipeline pressure management
Efficient detecting and managing of leaks
Accurate near real-time monitoring and data analysis
Reduced resource wastage and operational costs.
Solution
The Water Pipeline Pressure and Leakage Monitoring Solution offers continuous line pressure tracking, transient/water hammer detection, night-flow leak analysis, dynamic burst alerts, and head loss tracking across municipal and industrial distribution networks—removing the financial burdens and physical limits of traditional wired telemetry. Engineered for rapid field installation, the system arrives fully pre-configured to stream encrypted sensor telemetry directly to the Ellenex Software Platform.
This IoT-driven pipeline intelligence solution delivers several key advantages:
Zero-Touch Deployment: Delivered fully pre-programmed for immediate plug-and-play installation into pressurized tapping points in under 5 minutes without local software setup or programming.
Flexible Dual LPWAN Connectivity: Choice of LoRaWAN® (ideal for private municipal or industrial plant networks with zero recurring airtime fees) or NB-IoT / LTE-M (for direct public cellular transmission across distributed supply mains).
Open System Interoperability: Operates natively with the Ellenex Software Platform out of the box, while remaining fully open for integration with third-party LoRaWAN Network Servers (LNS), enterprise SCADA, and hydraulic modeling software.
Dynamic Leak & Transient Detection: High-frequency pressure sampling captures destructive water hammer events and subtle baseline pressure drops to identify hidden leaks before pipe bursts occur.
Media-Isolated Industrial Build: Features a direct-threaded 316L stainless steel piezoresistive pressure sensor head paired with an IP65 UV-stabilized transmitter enclosure.
Low Total Cost of Ownership: Combines minimal capital expenditure with intelligent power management and a replaceable 3.6V Lithium battery, achieving operational lifespans of up to 10 years.
Fast Return on Investment: Delivers immediate financial returns by curbing non-revenue water (NRW) loss, preventing catastrophic main bursts, and extending infrastructure asset lifespans. Learn More
Easy Install
Pre-Configured
Secure
Quick ROI
Rugged Design
Battery Operated
Our Water Pipeline Pressure and Leakage Monitoring Solution provides a comprehensive approach to efficient network management and distribution control. By leveraging cutting-edge, media-isolated 316L stainless steel piezoresistive pressure sensors, utilities and industrial facility managers can track, control, and optimize their water distribution networks in real time. The result is a future-proof solution that not only addresses current operational challenges but also adapts to changing regulatory demands, ultimately protecting infrastructure, public health, and water security.
Connecting remote water mains, booster stations, and pressure-reducing valve (PRV) zones to a central digital network transforms static distribution networks into an intelligent infrastructure monitoring network. By feeding continuous sensor data directly to a cloud platform, network engineers gain complete control over every pressure district while eliminating unrecorded leaks and destructive hydraulic surges.
Predictive Performance
Continuous historical data logging from 316L stainless steel pressure sensors empowers utility teams with precise hydraulic modeling, district pressure profiling, and night-flow leak analytics. By constantly monitoring baseline pressure behavior and detecting subtle drops during minimum night-flow windows, engineers can pinpoint developing micro-leaks well before major surface ruptures take place. This proactive insight enables targeted pipeline maintenance, dynamic PRV adjustments, and extended operational lifespans for subterranean water networks.
Resilient Operation
Continuous telemetry from direct-threaded, media-isolated 316L stainless steel hardware provides uncompromised structural reliability across demanding high-pressure distribution lines. Engineered to endure intense pressure spikes, harsh fluid exposure, and severe outdoor weathering, the IP65/IP68 sensor assembly holds its factory calibration without drift. Instant transient notifications immediately alert field engineers to rapid pressure surges or severe water hammer events, enabling swift operational changes that shield pipe walls, fittings, and booster pumps from catastrophic damage.
Resource Sustainability
Digitizing network pressure monitoring directly supports municipal conservation goals by drastically reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW) losses and saving treated drinking water. Active pressure management prevents systemic over-pressurization—the leading cause of background joint stress and pipe failure. Additionally, rapidly locating line bursts prevents massive unrecorded water loss, lowers energy consumed by distribution pumps, and cuts unnecessary maintenance vehicle trips, meaningfully decreasing the carbon footprint of public water utilities.
Battery-powered water pipeline pressure and leakage monitoring with LoRaWAN® or NB-IoT / LTE-M connectivity for municipal and industrial networks.
Core Operational Capabilities
Direct-Threaded 316L Stainless Steel Piezoresistive Pressure Sensing element
LoRaWAN / NB-IoT / LTE-M
IP66 UV-Protected Enclosure
Heavy-Duty Media-Isolated Process Sensor Head (1/4" or 1/2" NPT/G Thread)
Up to 10-Year Battery Life
Cloud / API / SCADA Integration
Advanced Water Pipeline Pressure and Leakage Monitoring with Ellenex Battery-Operated Pressure Sensors
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Modernizing water pipeline monitoring with advanced IoT sensors is essential for sustainable water management, reducing water waste, and improving the overall efficiency of water distribution systems.
Industrial Outdoor LoRaWAN Gateway Specifications
For customers deploying the LoRaWAN package, the high-performance industrial gateway provides complete self-managed coverage. It is pre-configured to forward packet data to the Ellenex Platform.
System Architecture
The integrated Solution telemetry platform is designed around a dual-LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) hardware architecture, giving operators the flexibility to deploy either LoRaWAN or cellular-based (supporting NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1) network configurations depending on local infrastructure and regional topology. Both communication technologies represent the cutting edge of industrial IoT, designed to penetrate challenging physical barriers and achieve multi-kilo meter propagation distances while maintaining extremely low electrical current draws.
The Ellenex telemetry pipeline follows a streamlined 4-step end-to-end data flow designed to give customers total choice over their network infrastructure and software platform:
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Sensor: The single Ellenex battery-powered field device directly measures physical parameters, digitizes analog signals, applies factory calibration parameters, packages telemetry into AES-128 encrypted payloads, and manages low-power sleep modes within a unified unit. Learn More:
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Wireless Infrastructure Options:
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Option A (LoRaWAN Option): Transmits sub-GHz radio packets to an Ellenex Pre-Configured Outdoor Gateway. The gateway acts as a transparent Layer-1/Layer-2 RF-to-IP bridge. Learn More
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Option B (Cellular NB-IoT / LTE-M Option): Transmits encrypted telemetry directly across licensed 3GPP cellular networks to public mobile base station towers. Learn More.
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3. Network Core & Data Routing Layer: Encrypted sub-GHz packets are securely routed from the gateway to the Ellenex Network Server (LNS). The LNS manages crucial network functions—including device authentication, payload decryption, and frame deduplication—ensuring clean, secure sensor data is seamlessly delivered to Ellenex Software Platform.
4. Data Processing & Platform Visualization: All telemetry is ingested, decoded, and visualized seamlessly within the Ellenex Cloud Software Platform. The software transforms raw sensor data into actionable insights through real-time dashboards, historical trend analysis, threshold alerting, and device health management.
Connectivity & Visualisation Platform
With its advanced features and ease of use, Ellenex’s software platform enables effective monitoring and management of remote operations—ensuring efficient, sustainable, and reliable resource management.
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Encrypted ultra-low power communication protocol.
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Advanced device inventory.
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Integration of APIs for enterprise systems.
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Multi-tenant role-based access control.
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Data export and import.
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White-label platform for enterprise runs on private accounts.
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Variable alarm setting for high and low thresholds and multi-channel alerting.
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Sampling and transmission interval configuration.
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Transmission condition configuration.
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Other configurations and customizations available on request.
Ellenex's software platform is a comprehensive, user-friendly solution specifically designed for remote monitoring and management.
The platform offers a robust range of features tailored for off grid, distributed, and critical operations, including:
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Real-Time Data Visualization: Monitor live operational status, levels, and key metrics across all your locations from a centralized dashboard.
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Customizable Alerts & Notifications: Receive instant warnings for threshold breaches, sudden drops, or anomalous activity before minor issues become costly failures.
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Historical Data Analysis & Predictive Analytics: Track consumption patterns, analyze usage trends, and forecast future demand to optimize maintenance and supply schedules.
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Seamless System & API Integration: Easily feed raw or aggregated telemetry into your existing enterprise software, SCADA, or ERP systems using Ellenex’s secure Open API.
Key Benefits
Ellenex Software Platform Dashboard
Individual Device Details & Data Analytics View
Parameter Configuration and GPS Location View
Device Management Interface
Historical Data & Performance Analytics
Remote Command and Downlink Control Log
Ellenex Asset Monitoring App
Custom alert and Notification Setup Interface
Data Export and Reporting Interface
Webhook and Data Forwarding Interface
Sensor Calibration and Formula Configuration
Integration Options
A core competitive advantage of the solution is its complete pre-configured, plug-and-play design. Both the cellular and LoRaWAN (with local gateway) variants arrive fully configured and ready for connection to the Ellenex platform out of the box, eliminating the complexities of local software setup, sensor programming, or manual network registration.
The end-to-end package includes the following integration characteristics:
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Zero Technical Hassles: No extra power tools, driver setup, or developer configurations are required. Deployment is completed in under 5 minutes.
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Pre-Configured Gateway Provisioning: The industrial outdoor gateway is pre-commissioned to automatically bind with the Ellenex LNS stack. Once powered via PoE or DC, it immediately discovers sensors, decrypts the payloads, and relays them directly to the centralized cloud dashboard, seamlessly routing data to the Ellenex Platform.
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Pre-Configured SIM & Connectivity: For NB-IoT deployments, the transmitter is shipped with a pre-configured 4FF Nano-SIM card and active carrier subscription, ready to transmit on regional networks immediately upon power-up.
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Unified Fleet Visualization: Once powered on, both device variants automatically check in and populate their respective live measurement streams to the user’s centralized mobile app or web dashboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the solution detect destructive water hammer transients inside high-pressure water mains?
The Water Pipeline Pressure and Leakage Monitoring Solution utilizes a high-frequency 316L stainless steel piezoresistive sensor thread-mounted directly into the fluid stream. The device firmware monitors line pressure at rapid internal sampling rates to detect immediate hydraulic surges or rapid pressure shocks caused by sudden valve closures and pump trips. When a transient threshold is breached, the unit automatically flags the water hammer event and transmits high-priority burst/surge alerts directly to the Ellenex Software Platform.
What process threading options are available for screwing the sensor into pressurized pipe tapping points?
The media-isolated process sensor head comes equipped with standard industrial process thread connections, including 1/4" or 1/2" NPT, BSPP (G thread), or male process threads. This direct-threaded design allows field technicians to screw the 316L stainless steel probe into existing corporation stops, tapping saddles, or pipe manifolds in under 5 minutes without interrupting main flow.
How does night-flow pressure analysis help pinpoint small underground pipe leaks?
During minimum night-flow hours (typically between 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM), customer water usage drops to its lowest daily level, resulting in predictable baseline system pressures. By analyzing historical pressure telemetry logged on the Ellenex Software Platform, utility engineers can spot unexpected baseline pressure drops or abnormal pressure-gradient changes across specific District Metered Areas (DMAs), signaling the presence of growing background leaks before they break the surface.
What pressure measurement ranges are supported for municipal and industrial pipelines?
To accommodate everything from low-pressure gravity mains to ultra-high pressure industrial feed lines, the solution offers a wide selection of piezoresistive sensor pressure ranges. Available standard ranges span from 0.5 bar up to 1000 bar (including 10 bar, 20 bar, 50 bar, and 100 bar variants). Non-standard pressure ranges can also be custom-configured upon request.
How does LPWAN connectivity ensure signal transmission from subterranean meter vaults and pits?
For pressure sensors installed in underground valve pits or subterranean meter vaults, LPWAN wireless protocols offer superior signal penetration. The NB-IoT / LTE-M cellular variant (-N) leverages a +20 dB link budget enhancement built into 3GPP cellular standards to punch through concrete vault lids and roadway asphalt. For private networks, the LoRaWAN variant (-L) uses sub-GHz Chirp Spread Spectrum modulation to transmit telemetry through subterranean barriers to an Ellenex Outdoor Gateway.
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