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Highly adaptive and broadband triboelectric energy harvester with stretching silicone rubber strip for variable harmonic frequency vibration

Show Author's Information Taili Du1,2,§,  Dianlong Shen1,§,  Ziyue Xi1,§,  Hongyong Yu1( ),  Fangyang Dong1,  Cong Zhao1,  Meixian Zhu1,  Yongjiu Zou1,2( ),  Peiting Sun1,2,  Minyi Xu1( )
Dalian Key Laboratory of Marine Micro/Nano Energy and Self-powered Systems, Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
Collaborative Innovation Research Institute of Autonomous Ship, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China

§ Taili Du, Dianlong Shen, and Ziyue Xi contributed equally to this work.

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triboelectric nanogenerator, broadband, vibration energy harvesting, flexible silicone rubber strip, harmonic vibration
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Du T, Shen D, Xi Z, et al. Highly adaptive and broadband triboelectric energy harvester with stretching silicone rubber strip for variable harmonic frequency vibration. Nano Research, 2024, 17(5): 4089-4099. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6309-3
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An enormous number of wireless sensing nodes (WSNs) are of great significance for the Internet of Things (IoT). It is tremendously prospective to realize the in-situ power supply of WSNs by harvesting unutilized mechanical vibration energy. A harmonic silicone rubber triboelectric nanogenerator (HSR-TENG) is developed focusing on ubiquitous constant working frequency machinery. The unique design of the strip serving as a flexible resonator realizes both soft contact and high and broadband output. The significant factors influencing the 1st-order vibration mode of the strip are developed for realizing the harmonic frequency adaptation to external vibration. The surface treatment of the strip improves the output performance of HSR-TENG by 49.1% as well as eliminates the adhesion effect. The HSR-TENG is able to achieve a voltage output bandwidth of 19 Hz under a vibration strength of 3.0, showing its broadband capability. The peak power density of 153.9 W/m³ is achieved and 12 × 0.5 W light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are successfully illuminated by the HSR-TENG. It can continuously power a temperature sensor by harvesting the actual compressor vibration energy. In brief, the HSR-TENG provides a promising way for constant frequency vibration energy harvesting, so as to achieve in-situ power supply for the WSNs in the vicinity.


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Highly adaptive and broadband triboelectric energy harvester with stretching silicone rubber strip for variable harmonic frequency vibration

Show Author's information Taili Du1,2,§, Dianlong Shen1,§, Ziyue Xi1,§, Hongyong Yu1( ), Fangyang Dong1, Cong Zhao1, Meixian Zhu1, Yongjiu Zou1,2( ), Peiting Sun1,2, Minyi Xu1( )
Dalian Key Laboratory of Marine Micro/Nano Energy and Self-powered Systems, Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
Collaborative Innovation Research Institute of Autonomous Ship, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China

§ Taili Du, Dianlong Shen, and Ziyue Xi contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

An enormous number of wireless sensing nodes (WSNs) are of great significance for the Internet of Things (IoT). It is tremendously prospective to realize the in-situ power supply of WSNs by harvesting unutilized mechanical vibration energy. A harmonic silicone rubber triboelectric nanogenerator (HSR-TENG) is developed focusing on ubiquitous constant working frequency machinery. The unique design of the strip serving as a flexible resonator realizes both soft contact and high and broadband output. The significant factors influencing the 1st-order vibration mode of the strip are developed for realizing the harmonic frequency adaptation to external vibration. The surface treatment of the strip improves the output performance of HSR-TENG by 49.1% as well as eliminates the adhesion effect. The HSR-TENG is able to achieve a voltage output bandwidth of 19 Hz under a vibration strength of 3.0, showing its broadband capability. The peak power density of 153.9 W/m³ is achieved and 12 × 0.5 W light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are successfully illuminated by the HSR-TENG. It can continuously power a temperature sensor by harvesting the actual compressor vibration energy. In brief, the HSR-TENG provides a promising way for constant frequency vibration energy harvesting, so as to achieve in-situ power supply for the WSNs in the vicinity.

Keywords: triboelectric nanogenerator, broadband, vibration energy harvesting, flexible silicone rubber strip, harmonic vibration

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Received: 11 September 2023
Revised: 26 October 2023
Accepted: 02 November 2023
Published: 04 December 2023
Issue date: May 2024

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The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52101345 and 52101400), the Scientific Research Fund of Liaoning Provincial Education Department (No. LJKZ0055), the Dalian Outstanding Young Scientific and Technological Talents Project (No. 2021RJ11), and the Open Fund of National Center for International Research of Subsea Engineering Technology and Equipment (No. 3132023354).

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