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Harvesting Water Drop Energy by a Sequential Contact-Electrification and Electrostatic-Induction Process
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A new prototype triboelectric nanogenerator with superhydrophobic and self-cleaning features is invented to harvest water drop energy based on a sequential contact electrification and electrostatic induction process.Abstract:
A new prototype triboelectric nanogenerator with superhydrophobic and self-cleaning features is invented to harvest water drop energy based on a sequential contact electrification and electrostatic induction process. Because of the easy-fabrication, cost-effectiveness, and robust properties, the developed triboelectric nanogenerator expands the potential applications to harvesting energy from household wastewater and raindrops.read more
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Progress in triboelectric nanogenerators as a new energy technology and self-powered sensors
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the four modes, their theoretical modelling, and the applications of TENGs for harvesting energy from human motion, walking, vibration, mechanical triggering, rotating tire, wind, flowing water and more as well as self-powered sensors is provided in this article.
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Triboelectric nanogenerators as new energy technology and self-powered sensors – Principles, problems and perspectives
Zhong Lin Wang,Zhong Lin Wang +1 more
TL;DR: The TENG can be a sensor that directly converts a mechanical triggering into a self-generated electric signal for detection of motion, vibration, mechanical stimuli, physical touching, and biological movement and is a new paradigm for energy harvesting.
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Toward the blue energy dream by triboelectric nanogenerator networks
TL;DR: In this article, water wave energy is one of the most promising renewable energy sources, while little has been exploited due to various limitations of current technologies mainly relying on electromagnetic generator (EMG), especially its operation in irregular environment and low frequency (
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A droplet-based electricity generator with high instantaneous power density
Wanghuai Xu,Wanghuai Xu,Huanxi Zheng,Yuan Liu,Xiaofeng Zhou,Chao Zhang,Yuxin Song,Xu Deng,Michael K.H. Leung,Zhengbao Yang,Ronald X. Xu,Zhong Lin Wang,Xiao Cheng Zeng,Zuankai Wang +13 more
TL;DR: It is shown that spreading of an impinged water droplet on the device bridges the originally disconnected components into a closed-loop electrical system, transforming the conventional interfacial effect into a bulk effect, and so enhancing the instantaneous power density by several orders of magnitude over equivalent devices that are limited by interfacial effects.
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A self-charging power unit by integration of a textile triboelectric nanogenerator and a flexible lithium-ion battery for wearable electronics.
Xiong Pu,Linxuan Li,Huanqiao Song,Chunhua Du,Zhengfu Zhao,Chunyan Jiang,Guozhong Cao,Guozhong Cao,Weiguo Hu,Zhong Lin Wang,Zhong Lin Wang +10 more
TL;DR: A novel integrated power unit realizes both energy harvesting and energy storage by a textile triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG)-cloth and a flexible lithium-ion battery (LIB) belt, respectively.
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