Enhancement of Patterned Triboelectric Output Performance by Interfacial polymer Layer for Energy Harvesting Application

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manikandan Muthu ◽  
Pandey Rajagopalan ◽  
Shujia Xu ◽  
I. A. Palani ◽  
Vipul Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Polymer Layer ◽  
Output Performance ◽  
Self Powered

Efficaciously scavenging waste mechanical energy from the environment is an emerging field in the self-powered and self-governing electronics system which solves battery limitations. it demonstrates enormous potential in various fields...

Self-powered magnetorheological dampers for motorcycle suspensions

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 (7) ◽  
pp. 921-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Chen ◽  
Yu Shing Chan ◽  
Li Zou ◽  
Wei-Hsin Liao
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
System Level ◽  
Magnetorheological Dampers ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Magnetorheological Suspension ◽  
Self Powered

Dampers are the parts of suspensions which improve the ride comfort and the safety of vehicles including motorcycles. Magnetorheological dampers are very attractive for motorcycle suspensions, because of their controllable properties and their fast responses. Considerable energy is wasted owing to the energy dissipation by dampers encountering road irregularities and accelerating processes during everyday use of motorcycles. In addition, the current magnetorheological suspension systems depend on the power supply of batteries. Therefore, in this paper, a self-powered magnetorheological damper for motorcycle suspensions is proposed and implemented for the first time. It can convert the wasted mechanical energy into useful electrical energy to power itself. There are great merits in this such as energy saving, independence of extra batteries and less maintenance in comparison with conventional magnetorheological suspension systems, while keeping controllable performances. A customized prototype of the self-powered magnetorheological damper that is compatible with a motorcycle is developed and actually implemented in a motorcycle. Modelling for the self-powered magnetorheological damper is developed and validated by laboratory testing. Laboratory testing showed that the self-powered feature works well to generate the electrical power and to vary the magnetorheological damping force. Preliminary system-level testing showed that a self-powered magnetorheological suspension results in a better ride comfort, compared with that of a magnetorheological suspension without power generation. The results showed that implementing self-powered magnetorheological dampers in motorcycle suspensions is feasible and beneficial.

Self-powered active control of elastic and aeroelastic oscillations using piezoelectric material

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (15) ◽  
pp. 2023-2035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarcísio Marinelli Pereira Silva ◽  
Carlos De Marqui
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Vibration Control ◽  
The Self ◽  
Base Excitation ◽  
Sensors And Actuators ◽  
Multilayered Structures ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Active Vibration ◽  
Self Powered

Piezoelectric materials have been used as sensors and actuators in vibration control problems. Recently, the use of piezoelectric transduction in vibration-based energy harvesting has received great attention. In this article, the self-powered active vibration control of multilayered structures that contain both power generation and actuation capabilities with one piezoceramic layer for scavenging energy and sensing, another one for actuation, and a central substructure is investigated. The piezoaeroelastic finite element modeling is presented as a combination of an electromechanically coupled finite element model and an unsteady aerodynamic model. An electrical circuit that calculates the control signal based on the electrical output of the sensing piezoelectric layer and simultaneously energy harvesting capabilities is presented. The actuation energy is fully supplied by the harvested energy, which also powers active elements of the circuit. First, the numerical predictions for the self-powered active vibration attenuation of an electromechanically coupled beam under harmonic base excitation are experimentally verified. Then, the performance of the self-powered active controller is compared to the performance of a conventional active controller in another base excitation problem. Later, the self-powered active system is employed to damp flutter oscillations of a plate-like wing.

scholarly journals All-Printed Human Activity Monitoring and Energy Harvesting Device for Internet of Thing Applications

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawkat Ali ◽  
Saleem Khan ◽  
Amine Bermak
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Activity Monitoring ◽  
The Self ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Bridge Rectifier ◽  
Self Powered ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Human Activity Detection

A self-powered device for human activity monitoring and energy harvesting for Internet of Things (IoT) devices is proposed. The self-powered device utilizes flexible Nano-generators (NGs), flexible diodes and off-the-shelf capacitors. During footsteps the NGs generate an AC voltage then it is converted into DC using rectifiers and the DC power is stored in a capacitor for powering the IoT devices. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and zinc stannate (ZnSnO3) composite is utilized for the NG active layer, indium tin oxide (ITO) and aluminum (Al) are used as the bottom and top electrodes, respectively. Four diodes are fabricated on the bottom electrode of the NG and connected in bridge rectifier configuration. A generated voltage of 18 Vpeak was achieved with a human footstep. The self-powered smart device also showed excellent robustness and stable energy scavenger from human footsteps. As an application we demonstrate human activity detection and energy harvesting for IoT devices.

A stretchable fiber nanogenerator for versatile mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered full-range personal healthcare monitoring

Nano Energy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 511-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin Cheng ◽  
Xin Lu ◽  
Kwok Hoe Chan ◽  
Ranran Wang ◽  
Zherui Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Personal Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Monitoring ◽  
Self Powered

scholarly journals The State-of-the-Art Brief Review on Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Flow-Induced Vibration

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Hongjun Zhu ◽  
Tao Tang ◽  
Huohai Yang ◽  
Junlei Wang ◽  
Jinze Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Bluff Body ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Wake Flow ◽  
Structural Vibration ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Flow Induced Vibration ◽  
Energy Harvesters ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Self Powered

Flow-induced vibration (FIV) is concerned in a broad range of engineering applications due to its resultant fatigue damage to structures. Nevertheless, such fluid-structure coupling process continuously extracts the kinetic energy from ambient fluid flow, presenting the conversion potential from the mechanical energy to electricity. As the air and water flows are widely encountered in nature, piezoelectric energy harvesters show the advantages in small-scale utilization and self-powered instruments. This paper briefly reviewed the way of energy collection by piezoelectric energy harvesters and the various measures proposed in the literature, which enhance the structural vibration response and hence improve the energy harvesting efficiency. Methods such as irregularity and alteration of cross-section of bluff body, utilization of wake flow and interference, modification and rearrangement of cantilever beams, and introduction of magnetic force are discussed. Finally, some open questions and suggestions are proposed for the future investigation of such renewable energy harvesting mode.

A Self-Powered Wearable Ultraviolet Radiation Detector Integrated with Wireless Devices Based on T-ZnO/PVDF Composite Fabric

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-521
Author(s):  
Wanglinhan Zhang ◽  
Xinyu Xue
Keyword(s):  
Ultraviolet Radiation ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Radiation Detector ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Wireless Devices ◽  
Ultraviolet Detector ◽  
Photoelectric Properties ◽  
Transmission Equipment ◽  
Self Powered

Research on wearable devices has promoted the development of real-time ultraviolet intensity monitoring technology. This paper proposes a self-powered wearable ultraviolet radiation detector based on T-ZnO nanowires/PVDF composite fabric. The soft fabric base allows the device to attach to various muscles of the human body. Due to the piezoelectric and photoelectric properties, the devices can transform mechanical energy into electrical energy. The output closely relates to the ultraviolet intensity. Therefore, this kind of stable, flexible, and micro device can output piezoelectric voltage as both an energy source and a sensing signal on human bodies. Experiments have proved that the wearable ultraviolet detector has high sensing stability and can work on the skin. The self-powered feature allows it to integrate with wireless transmission equipment, which can upload the ultraviolet intensity data collected by the self-powered wearable ultraviolet radiation detector to the Big Data Cloud. This system will contribute to the formation of the Internet of Things.

Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Polyester Conductive Cloth for Biomechanical Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensors

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junwei Zhao ◽  
Yujiang Wang ◽  
Xiaojiang Song ◽  
Anqi Zhou ◽  
Yunfei Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Triboelectric Nanogenerator ◽  
Self Powered

As a new nanotechnology of mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing, triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has been explored as a new path of using various low-frequency disordered mechanical energies in the...

High Humidity-Resistive Triboelectric Nanogenerator via Coupling of Dielectric Materials Selection and Surface-Charge Engineering

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Liu ◽  
Linglin Zhou ◽  
Chuguo Zhang ◽  
Zhihao Zhao ◽  
Shaoxin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Triboelectric Nanogenerator ◽  
High Humidity ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Materials Selection ◽  
Output Performance ◽  
Self Powered

Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has been demonstrated as a revolutionary energy-harvesting technology toward distributed energy sources and self-powered systems, however, its output performance is significantly affected by humidity, which seriously limits...

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