TY LEAK DETECTION

Take control of every drop of your water with TY Leak Detection.

An advanced District Metered Area (DMA) platform designed for global water utilities, combining GIS, high-precision metering, and smart analytics for proactive leak management.

The Challenge: The Cost of Invisible Leaks

Water utilities lose billions annually to leaks that go undetected for months or even years. Traditional methods are no longer sufficient:

  • Reactive vs. Proactive: Waiting for customer complaints or road collapses means the water is already lost.
  • Network Blind Spots: Lack of DMA-level visibility makes it impossible to accurately balance inflow and outflow.
  • High Background Leakage: Tiny, invisible leaks accumulate over time into massive volume losses.
  • Asset Management: Lack of effective visualization and complete inventory for underground network assets makes it difficult to accurately grasp location, quantity, and operational status, affecting maintenance prioritization and efficient resource allocation.
  • Pressure-Induced Bursts: Unmanaged pressure zones accelerate pipe fatigue and failure rates.

You cannot manage what you cannot measure. It is time to see every drop with TY Leak Detection.

Our Solution: TY End-to-End DMA Management Ecosystem

The TY Leak Detection solution visualizes the distribution network. By combining high-precision metering, inline sensors, and proprietary leak detection core algorithms, we achieve real-time mass balance analysis and instant leak localization.

🌊 Precision Boundaries & Inline Monitoring (Powered by TY)

  • High Dynamic Range Master Meters: Ultrasonic water meters capable of accurately measuring both peak flows and minute leak flows.
  • Pressure Sensors: Integrated pressure acquisition at critical nodes to detect pressure transients.
  • Robust Communication: Native support for 4G, NB-IoT, and LoRaWAN ensures reliable data transmission in complex installation locations.
  • Long-Life Power: Industrial-grade batteries designed for harsh environments, with a lifespan exceeding 10 years.

📡 Resilient Data Transmission

  • Store-and-Forward Capability: Ensures no data loss during network interruptions; data syncs immediately upon reconnection.
  • Cybersecurity Architecture: End-to-end encryption (AES-256), compliant with NIST, IEC 62351, and GDPR standards.
  • Scalable Topology: Supports multi-tier nested DMA architecture, customizable zoning granularity, enabling granular leak monitoring and localization.

📊 TY Intelligent Leak Analytics Platform

  • Multi-tier Nested DMA Architecture: Supports flexible layering from macro zones to micro Sectors, enabling granular network segmentation and management.
  • DMA Boundary Independent Metering: Deploys high-accuracy smart water meters at each zone inlet to establish clear physical or logical management boundaries.
  • Real-time Water Balance Reconciliation: Automatically reconciles DMA inflow against authorized consumption, instantly identifying Non-Revenue Water (NRW) through discrepancy analysis.
  • MNF Trend Analytics: Based on nightly baselines per DMA, isolates background leakage from legitimate use to locate chronic losses.
  • GIS Asset Visualization Integration: Overlays DMA boundaries, network topology, and sensor data for map-level precise localization of leak points.
  • Pressure-Leakage Correlation Management: Correlates DMA pressure zone data to optimize PRV strategies, reducing physical leakage rates at the source.

Key Value

Feature

Business Impact

Real-time Water Balance

Instant Burst Detection: Identify major leaks in minutes rather than days, saving millions of liters of water.

MNF Trend Intelligence

Reduce Background Leakage: Detect tiny chronic leaks early through trend analysis, preventing them from escalating.

Pressure-Leakage Correlation

Extend Asset Life: Optimize pressure zones to reduce pipe stress, lowering future burst frequency by 20-30%.

Nested-Zone Precise Localization

Lower Repair Costs: Reduce on-site troubleshooting time and “dry digging” by directing repair teams straight to the leaking sub-zone.

GIS Asset Decision Integration

Precise Investment Decisions: Combine pipe age with leak frequency to prioritize replacing high-risk assets and optimize CAPEX.

NRW Reporting

NRW Reporting: Data automatically generates effectiveness NRW reports and corresponding solutions.

Why Choose TY Leak Detection?

  • Proprietary Leak Detection Core Algorithms: The TY platform utilizes core algorithms to directly analyze the dynamic relationship between real-time flow and pressure data, instantly identifying anomaly patterns.
  • GIS Native Integration: Built-in geospatial engine maps invisible network assets, DMA boundaries, and sensor data to real-world geography.
  • Vendor-Agnostic Integration: Seamlessly ingests data from legacy meters and third-party sensors via open APIs.
  • Proven Methodology: Built upon the International Water Association (IWA) water balance standard, validated in diverse climates and network conditions including arid, alpine, and high-altitude regions.
  • Actionable Insights, Not Just Data: TY provides customized solutions for leak repair teams, turning data into immediate action.

Case Studies

Shangqiu Public Utility, China

  • Challenge: Struggled with Non-Revenue Water (NRW) as high as 28%, with frequent night bursts in aging iron pipes.
  • Solution: Deployed TY Leak Detection smart boundary meters across 50 DMAs, enabling real-time MNF analysis.
  • Result: Detected 12 major bursts within the first month, reduced overall NRW to 14% within one year, saving 1.8 million monetary units annually.

Regional Directorate, Kazakhstan

  • Challenge: High operational costs due to manual logger downloads and delayed leak response.
  • Solution: Full IoT-enabled DMA rollout with TY automated alerts.
  • Result: Reduced leak repair time from 5 days to 4 hours, achieving a 35% reduction in water loss volume.