Triboelectric energy harvester using frequency up-conversion to generate from extremely low frequency strain inputs

Hee Jin Ko, Dae Sung Kwon, Jongbaeg Kim

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Abstract

We developed a flexible triboelectric energy harvester that can generate from extremely low frequency strain inputs. The harvester consists of flexible substrate, cantilever, sagged film which is partially bonded beneath the cantilever and permanent magnets. When the cantilever is deformed, contact and separation motion between the cantilever and sagged film occurs and it makes electricity by triboelectric effect. By adopting frequency up-conversion mechanism, the cantilever vibrates at its natural frequency and it makes higher output power by fast contact and separation. The peak-to-peak and RMS output power were 267.38 μW and 0.20 μW for a resistive load of 2 MΩ at 0.5 Hz strain input, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE 30th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages865-868
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509050789
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Feb 23
Event30th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2017 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: 2017 Jan 222017 Jan 26

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Other

Other30th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period17/1/2217/1/26

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and future Planning (NRF-2015R1A2A1A01005496)

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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