Realizing self-powered mechanical transmission control system via triboelectric nanogenerator and electrorheological fluid composed soft starter
Soft starters are effective devices used to provide overload protection for motors from large mechanical shocks during the start-up period. However, existing soft starters require additional power supplies, sensors, and complex control elements that pose serious challenges to the integration, versat...
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| author | Jianfeng Sun Jiaqi Li Yingzhou Huang Song Qi Jie Chen Changsheng Wu Hengyu Guo |
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| description | Soft starters are effective devices used to provide overload protection for motors from large mechanical shocks during the start-up period. However, existing soft starters require additional power supplies, sensors, and complex control elements that pose serious challenges to the integration, versatility, and operability of mechanical transmission system. Herein, we propose a newly soft starter based on the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and electrorheological fluid (ERF) to realize a self-powered mechanical transmission system. Both ERF’s rheological characteristic and the baffle structure play a role in the torque of device. Driven by TENG, the soft starter with optimized baffle achieves a 715% growth in transmission torque compared to that of the device without baffle. And a smooth start is obtained with transmission speeds ranging from 0% to 100%. In application demonstration, this triboelectric soft starter (TSS) has the capacity to gain a smooth operation of the high-speed motor. In contrast, the direct start generates an overshoot, leading to a break in the conveyor belt. The TSS designed in this work with the advantages of self-powered, highly integrated, easy to operate, and low cost, provides a prospective strategy for broadening the application of TENG in mechanical transmission systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8780be398c5e4cd0a0ad4577fe3fa3392023-06-21T06:25:21ZengTsinghua University PressNano Research Energy2791-00912790-81192023-09-0123e9120066e912006610.26599/NRE.2023.9120066Realizing self-powered mechanical transmission control system via triboelectric nanogenerator and electrorheological fluid composed soft starterJianfeng Sun0Jiaqi Li1Yingzhou Huang2Song Qi3Jie Chen4Changsheng Wu5Hengyu Guo6Department of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaKey Lab for Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaCollege of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, SingaporeDepartment of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaSoft starters are effective devices used to provide overload protection for motors from large mechanical shocks during the start-up period. However, existing soft starters require additional power supplies, sensors, and complex control elements that pose serious challenges to the integration, versatility, and operability of mechanical transmission system. Herein, we propose a newly soft starter based on the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and electrorheological fluid (ERF) to realize a self-powered mechanical transmission system. Both ERF’s rheological characteristic and the baffle structure play a role in the torque of device. Driven by TENG, the soft starter with optimized baffle achieves a 715% growth in transmission torque compared to that of the device without baffle. And a smooth start is obtained with transmission speeds ranging from 0% to 100%. In application demonstration, this triboelectric soft starter (TSS) has the capacity to gain a smooth operation of the high-speed motor. In contrast, the direct start generates an overshoot, leading to a break in the conveyor belt. The TSS designed in this work with the advantages of self-powered, highly integrated, easy to operate, and low cost, provides a prospective strategy for broadening the application of TENG in mechanical transmission systems.https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NRE.2023.9120066triboelectric nanogeneratorelectrorheological fluidsoft starterself-powered |
| spellingShingle | Jianfeng Sun Jiaqi Li Yingzhou Huang Song Qi Jie Chen Changsheng Wu Hengyu Guo Realizing self-powered mechanical transmission control system via triboelectric nanogenerator and electrorheological fluid composed soft starter Nano Research Energy triboelectric nanogenerator electrorheological fluid soft starter self-powered |
| title | Realizing self-powered mechanical transmission control system via triboelectric nanogenerator and electrorheological fluid composed soft starter |
| title_full | Realizing self-powered mechanical transmission control system via triboelectric nanogenerator and electrorheological fluid composed soft starter |
| title_fullStr | Realizing self-powered mechanical transmission control system via triboelectric nanogenerator and electrorheological fluid composed soft starter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Realizing self-powered mechanical transmission control system via triboelectric nanogenerator and electrorheological fluid composed soft starter |
| title_short | Realizing self-powered mechanical transmission control system via triboelectric nanogenerator and electrorheological fluid composed soft starter |
| title_sort | realizing self powered mechanical transmission control system via triboelectric nanogenerator and electrorheological fluid composed soft starter |
| topic | triboelectric nanogenerator electrorheological fluid soft starter self-powered |
| url | https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NRE.2023.9120066 |
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