Galloping triboelectric nanogenerator for energy harvesting under low wind speed

By Lanbin Zhang, Bo Meng, Yang Xia, Zhaoming Deng, Huliang Dai, P. Hagedorn, Zhengchun Peng, Lin Wang. 2020

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Abstract Energy harvesting technology of converting wind energy into available electricity is of great significance. Yet efficiently extracting wind energy at low wind speed still needs to be improved. A gaslloping triboelectric nanogenerator (GTENG) based on contact electrification between two flexible beams is proposed, resulting in a significant advancement of the TENG's performance under low wind speeds. The impact behavior occurs between a main beam attached with a bluff body subjected to cross flows and an auxiliary beam in the case of beyond critical wind speed. The coupled interaction between the two beams is investigated, and different contact modes have been observed. A theoretical model is constructed to further understand the working mechanism and oscillating behaviors of the GTENG. The GTENG with a 3 cm × 3 cm TENG cell achieves an output voltage of over 200V at a low wind speed of 1.4 m/s. In addition, it is meaningful that the average output power at 1.4 m/s reaches 60% of that at a relatively high wind speed of 6 m/s, which demonstrates the high output efficiency of GTENG under low wind speed. The nanogenerator's environmental adaptability is unveiled at an air-conditioner vent, indicating that the GTENG is promising to drive electric devices in outdoor environments.

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics

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• Promoting smart cities into the 5G era with multi-field Internet of Things (IoT) applications powered with advanced mechanical energy harvesters (2021, background): “Zhang et al. proposed a galloping TENG for energy harvesting under low wind speed, and the prototype outputs 6 μ W under wind speed of 1.4 m/s [251].”