Triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting wind energy and as self-powered wind vector sensor system

Ya Yang, Guang Zhu, Hulin Zhang, Jun Chen, Xiandai Zhong, Zong Hong Lin, Yuanjie Su, Peng Bai, Xiaonan Wen, Zhong Lin Wang

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Abstract

We report a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that plays dual roles as a sustainable power source by harvesting wind energy and as a self-powered wind vector sensor system for wind speed and direction detection. By utilizing the wind-induced resonance vibration of a fluorinated ethylene-propylene film between two aluminum foils, the integrated TENGs with dimensions of 2.5 cm × 2.5 cm × 22 cm deliver an output voltage up to 100 V, an output current of 1.6 μA, and a corresponding output power of 0.16 mW under an external load of 100 MΩ, which can be used to directly light up tens of commercial light-emitting diodes. Furthermore, a self-powered wind vector sensor system has been developed based on the rationally designed TENGs, which is capable of detecting the wind direction and speed with a sensitivity of 0.09 μA/(m/s). This work greatly expands the applicability of TENGs as power sources for self-sustained electronics and also self-powered sensor systems for ambient wind detection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9461-9468
Number of pages8
JournalACS Nano
Volume7
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • self-powered
  • triboelectric nanogenerator
  • vector sensor
  • wind energy
  • wind sensor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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