Frequency Band Characteristics of a Triboelectric Nanogenerator and Ultra-Wide-Band Vibrational Energy Harvesting

Micromechanical vibration, as one of the most prevalent forms of energy in an ambient environment, has surpassing application potentials as the power source for self-powered electronics. A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) can effectively convert vibrational energy to electricity, which has the unique benefit of a wide-band over a traditional vibration energy harvester due to the contact electrification mechanism. Herein, the frequency band characteristics of vibrational TENG (V-TENG) were systematically elaborated. The mechanical model of V-TENG was established to explore its working mechanism for wide-band vibrational energy harvesting. By simulation analysis and experimental validation, the bandwidth dependence of V-TENG on acceleration magnitude, proof mass, stiffness, and gap distance was investigated in detail. With optimized structural parameters, an ultra-wide-band vibration energy harvester (UVEH) was developed by a tandem spring-mass structure. Within the ultra-wide-band range from 3 to 45 Hz, the UVEH can invariably illuminate 36 serial light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and charge a 33 μF capacitor to 1.5 V within 35 s. This work has quantitatively studied frequency band characteristics of V-TENG and provided a promising strategy for wide-band vibrational energy harvesting from a machine, bridge, water wave, and human motion.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

ACS applied materials & interfaces - 13(2021), 22 vom: 09. Juni, Seite 26084-26092

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qi, Youchao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Guoxu [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Yuyu [VerfasserIn]
Bu, Tianzhao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaohan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Chaoqun [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Chi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Frequency band
Journal Article
Low-frequency vibration
Triboelectric nanogenerator
Ultra-wide-band
Vibrational energy harvesting

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Date Revised 10.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.1c06031

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325796645