An electrostatic discharge based needle-to-needle booster for dramatic performance enhancement of triboelectric nanogenerators

Zhai, Cong; Chou, Xiujian; He, Jian; Song, Linlin; Zhang, Zengxing; Wen, Tao; Tian, Zhumei; Chen, Xi; Zhang, Wendong; Niu, Zhichuan; Chen, Xue

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.120

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“…Piezo-hybrid-enhanced triboelectric nanogenerators fabricated by electrospinning silk fibroin and PVDF nanofibres showed outstanding electric output performance with a power density of 3.1 W/m 2 [113]. Inspired by the principle of lightning rods, utilizing electrostatic discharge to improve the TENGs performance was first proposed by Zhai et al [114]. The different needle structure is used to produce the electrostatic discharge and transform the enormous potential into free charges.…”

Section: Nanogenerators Based On the Triboelectric Effectmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nanogenerators as a Sustainable Power Source: State of Art, Applications, and Challenges

et al. 2019

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A sustainable power source to meet the needs of energy requirement is very much essential in modern society as the conventional sources are depleting. Bioenergy, hydropower, solar, and wind are some of the well-established renewable energy sources that help to attain the need for energy at mega to gigawatts power scale. Nanogenerators based on nano energy are the growing technology that facilitate self-powered systems, sensors, and flexible and portable electronics in the booming era of IoT (Internet of Things). The nanogenerators can harvest small-scale energy from the ambient nature and surroundings for efficient utilization. The nanogenerators were based on piezo, tribo, and pyroelectric effect, and the first of its kind was developed in the year 2006 by Wang et al. The invention of nanogenerators is a breakthrough in the field of ambient energy-harvesting techniques as they are lightweight, easily fabricated, sustainable, and care-free systems. In this paper, a comprehensive review on fundamentals, performance, recent developments, and application of nanogenerators in self-powered sensors, wind energy harvesting, blue energy harvesting, and its integration with solar photovoltaics are discussed. Finally, the outlook and challenges in the growth of this technology are also outlined.

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Section: Nanogenerators Based On the Triboelectric Effectmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nanogenerators as a Sustainable Power Source: State of Art, Applications, and Challenges

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“…S6). During the discharging process, the air is ionized into plasma, and plenty of free charges are released to form a conductive channel for effective electricity collection [40][41][42] . When lighting the LED bulbs, no extra device was involved.…”

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Self-powered ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions via N2 discharge driven by Tesla turbine triboelectric nanogenerators

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Ammonia synthesis using low-power consumption and eco-friendly methods has attracted increasing attention. Here, based on the Tesla turbine triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), we designed a simple and effective self-powered ammonia synthesis system by N2 discharge. Under the driving of the simulated waste gas, the Tesla turbine TENG showed high rotation speed and high output. In addition, the performance of two Tesla turbine TENGs with different gas path connections was systematically investigated and discussed. A controllable series-parallel connection with the control of gas supply time was also proposed. Taking advantage of the intrinsic high voltage, corona discharge in a N2 atmosphere was simply realized by a Tesla turbine TENG. With the flow of N2, the generated high-energy plasma can immediately react with water molecules to directly produce ammonia. The self-powered system achieved a yield of 2.14 μg h−1 (0.126 μmol h−1) under ambient conditions, showing great potential for large-scale synthesis.

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“…At a high-voltage threshold, a current flow pass through two conductive electrodes due to the electrical breakdown in a specific gas [48][49][50][51] . This principle has been used to develop macroscopic plasma sources [52][53][54] for TENGs. Yet, such macroscopic plasma sources were inaccurate, unstable, large-size and difficult to be controlled.…”

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Employing a MEMS plasma switch for conditioning high-voltage kinetic energy harvesters

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Triboelectric nanogenerators have attracted wide attention due to their promising capabilities of scavenging the ambient environmental mechanical energy. However, efficient energy management of the generated high-voltage for practical low-voltage applications is still under investigation. Autonomous switches are key elements for improving the harvested energy per mechanical cycle, but they are complicated to implement at such voltages higher than several hundreds of volts. This paper proposes a self-sustained and automatic hysteresis plasma switch made from silicon micromachining, and implemented in a two-stage efficient conditioning circuit for powering low-voltage devices using triboelectric nanogenerators. The hysteresis of this microelectromechanical switch is controllable by topological design and the actuation of the switch combines the principles of micro-discharge and electrostatic pulling, without the need of any power-consuming control electronic circuits. The experimental results indicate that the energy harvesting efficiency is improved by two orders of magnitude compared to the conventional full-wave rectifying circuit.

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An electrostatic discharge based needle-to-needle booster for dramatic performance enhancement of triboelectric nanogenerators

Cited by 34 publications

References 36 publications

Nanogenerators as a Sustainable Power Source: State of Art, Applications, and Challenges

Nanogenerators as a Sustainable Power Source: State of Art, Applications, and Challenges

Self-powered ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions via N2 discharge driven by Tesla turbine triboelectric nanogenerators

Employing a MEMS plasma switch for conditioning high-voltage kinetic energy harvesters

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