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US 9,790,928 B2Granted
Triboelectric generators and sensors
AssigneeGeorgia Tech Research Corporation
InventorsZhong Lin Wang, Sihong Wang, Guang Zhu, Yusheng Zhou, Jun Chen, Peng Bai
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Abstract
A triboelectric power system includes a triboelectric generator, a rechargeable energy storage unit and a power management circuit. The rechargeable energy storage unit is associated to the triboelectric generator. The power management circuit is configured to receive an input current from the triboelectric generator and to deliver an output current corresponding to the input current to the rechargeable battery so that the output current has a current direction and a voltage that will recharge the rechargeable battery.
Claims17
A triboelectric power system, comprising:
- (a) a triboelectric generator, wherein the triboelectric generator comprises:
- (i) a first dielectric layer;
- (ii) a first conductive electrode layer affixed to the first dielectric layer, the first electrode layer having a first position on a triboelectric series;
- (iii) a second dielectric layer having a second position on the triboelectric series that is different from the first position, the second dielectric layer spaced apart from the first conductive electrode layer;
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- (iv) a second conductive electrode layer affixed to the second dielectric layer on a side opposite from the first conductive electrode layer,
- the first conductive electrode layer and the second dielectric layer configured to remain spaced apart when the triboelectric generator is in a resting state and to come into contact with each other when a predetermined force is applied to the triboelectric generator, thereby causing a charge imbalance when the triboelectric generator returns to the resting state after the predetermined force has been applied so as to cause current flow from the triboelectric generator to the power management circuit;
- (b) a rechargeable energy storage unit associated with the triboelectric generator;
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- (c) a power management circuit configured to receive an input current from the triboelectric generator and to deliver an output current corresponding to the input current to the rechargeable energy storage unit so that the output current has a current direction and a voltage that will recharge the rechargeable energy storage unit.
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A triboelectric power system, comprising:
- (a) a triboelectric generator;
- (b) a rechargeable energy storage unit associated with the triboelectric generator, wherein the rechargeable energy storage unit comprises a lithium ion battery that includes:
- (i) an aluminum electrode layer;
- (ii) an LiFePO4 layer disposed on the aluminum electrode layer;
- (iii) a separator layer;
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- (iv) a carbon fiber cloth layer including a plurality of carbon fibers and a plurality of TiO2 nanowires extending from the carbon fibers;
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- (c) a power management circuit configured to receive an input current from the triboelectric generator and to deliver an output current corresponding to the input current to the rechargeable energy storage unit so that the output current has a current direction and a voltage that will recharge the rechargeable energy storage unit.
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A triboelectric power system, comprising:
- (a) a triboelectric generator, wherein the triboelectric generator comprises:
- (i) a first dielectric layer;
- (ii) a first conductive electrode layer affixed to the first dielectric layer, the first electrode layer having a first position on a triboelectric series;
- (iii) a second dielectric layer having a second position on the triboelectric series that is different from the first position, the second dielectric layer spaced apart from the first conductive electrode layer;
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- (iv) a second conductive electrode layer affixed to the second dielectric layer on a side opposite from the first conductive electrode layer,
- the first conductive electrode layer and the second dielectric layer configured to remain spaced apart when the triboelectric generator is in a resting state and to come into contact with each other when a predetermined force is applied to the triboelectric generator, thereby causing a charge imbalance when the triboelectric generator returns to the resting state after the predetermined force has been applied so as to cause current flow from the triboelectric generator to the power management circuit;
- (b) a rechargeable energy storage unit associated with the triboelectric generator;
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- (c) a power management circuit configured to receive an input current from the triboelectric generator and to deliver an output current corresponding to the input current to the rechargeable energy storage unit so that the output current has a current direction and a voltage that will recharge the rechargeable energy storage unit,
- wherein at least a selected on of each first conductive electrode layer and each second dielectric layer includes a nano-scale texture applied thereto.
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