U-Shaped Tube Based Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Unutilized Compressed Air Energy
Due to a lack of technologies that harvest green and sustainable energy, unutilized compressed air energy during the operation of pneumatic systems is wasted. Liquid–solid triboelectric nano-generators (L-S TENGs) have been widely used as an advanced technology with broad development prospects due t...
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| author | Xuhang Cai Zhijian Liu Jingming Dong Haoji Li Jiamu Han Jiaming Huang Haotian Chen |
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| description | Due to a lack of technologies that harvest green and sustainable energy, unutilized compressed air energy during the operation of pneumatic systems is wasted. Liquid–solid triboelectric nano-generators (L-S TENGs) have been widely used as an advanced technology with broad development prospects due to their advantages of a simple structure and long service life. Among them, liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerators with tube structures have great potential for coupling multiple physical effects and integrating them into a single device. Herein, a U-shaped tube triboelectric nanogenerator composed of fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) and copper foil (UFC-TENG) is proposed to directly harvest unutilized compressed air energy. The UFC-TENG can collect unutilized compressed air energy with a stable peak voltage and current of approximately 33 V and 0.25 μA, respectively. When the alternating frequency of the liquid is 0.9 Hz, the unutilized compressed air can drive the UFC-TENG unit with an inner diameter of 12 mm, achieving a maximum output power of 3.93 μW at an external load resistance of 90 MΩ. The UFC-TENG is a novel driving method for L-S TENGs and demonstrates the promising potential of TENGs in the harvesting of unutilized compressed air energy in pneumatic systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2ab3aadcbfe4baf9e78a9bfd4cc735a2023-11-24T14:56:24ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2023-11-011411205710.3390/mi14112057U-Shaped Tube Based Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Unutilized Compressed Air EnergyXuhang Cai0Zhijian Liu1Jingming Dong2Haoji Li3Jiamu Han4Jiaming Huang5Haotian Chen6Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaMarine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaMarine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaMarine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaMarine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaMarine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaMarine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, ChinaDue to a lack of technologies that harvest green and sustainable energy, unutilized compressed air energy during the operation of pneumatic systems is wasted. Liquid–solid triboelectric nano-generators (L-S TENGs) have been widely used as an advanced technology with broad development prospects due to their advantages of a simple structure and long service life. Among them, liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerators with tube structures have great potential for coupling multiple physical effects and integrating them into a single device. Herein, a U-shaped tube triboelectric nanogenerator composed of fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) and copper foil (UFC-TENG) is proposed to directly harvest unutilized compressed air energy. The UFC-TENG can collect unutilized compressed air energy with a stable peak voltage and current of approximately 33 V and 0.25 μA, respectively. When the alternating frequency of the liquid is 0.9 Hz, the unutilized compressed air can drive the UFC-TENG unit with an inner diameter of 12 mm, achieving a maximum output power of 3.93 μW at an external load resistance of 90 MΩ. The UFC-TENG is a novel driving method for L-S TENGs and demonstrates the promising potential of TENGs in the harvesting of unutilized compressed air energy in pneumatic systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/11/2057liquid–solid triboelectric nanogeneratorU-shaped tubeunutilized compressed air energy harvesting |
| spellingShingle | Xuhang Cai Zhijian Liu Jingming Dong Haoji Li Jiamu Han Jiaming Huang Haotian Chen U-Shaped Tube Based Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Unutilized Compressed Air Energy Micromachines liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator U-shaped tube unutilized compressed air energy harvesting |
| title | U-Shaped Tube Based Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Unutilized Compressed Air Energy |
| title_full | U-Shaped Tube Based Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Unutilized Compressed Air Energy |
| title_fullStr | U-Shaped Tube Based Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Unutilized Compressed Air Energy |
| title_full_unstemmed | U-Shaped Tube Based Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Unutilized Compressed Air Energy |
| title_short | U-Shaped Tube Based Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Unutilized Compressed Air Energy |
| title_sort | u shaped tube based liquid solid triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting unutilized compressed air energy |
| topic | liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator U-shaped tube unutilized compressed air energy harvesting |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/11/2057 |
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