Flow-driven triboelectric generator for directly powering a wireless sensor node.
A triboelectric generator (TEG) for scavenging flow-driven mechanical -energy to directly power a wireless sensor node is demonstrated for the first time. The output performances of TEGs with different dimensions are systematically investigated, indicating that a largest output power of about 3.7 mW for one TEG can be achieved under an external load of 3 MΩ.
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China.
Shuhua
S
Wang
Xiaojing
X
Mu
Ya
Y
Yang
Chengliang
C
Sun
Alex Yuandong
AY
Gu
Zhong Lin
ZL
Wang
flow-driven energy harvesting; smart metering; triboelectric generator; wireless sensor node