Human body IoT systems based on the triboelectrification effect: energy harvesting, sensing, interfacing and communication

Q Zhang, C Xin, F Shen, Y Gong, YL Zi… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, the internet of things (IoT) has been progressing rapidly with the integration
of technologies in various fields. At this stage, triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) …

Multistable vibration energy harvesters: Principle, progress, and perspectives

S Zhou, M Lallart, A Erturk - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2022 - Elsevier
Vibration energy harvesting is a process by which ambient mechanical energy from
environment or host structures is converted into usable energy (usually, but not always …

Mechanical intelligent energy harvesting: from methodology to applications

LC Zhao, HX Zou, KX Wei, SX Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) connects everything with intelligence,
while the increase in energy consumption generated by numerous electronic devices puts …

Influence of temperature difference on performance of solid-liquid triboelectric nanogenerators

F Shen, D Zhang, Q Zhang, Z Li, H Guo, Y Gong… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, the influence of external factors on the charge transfer between solid and liquid
materials remains to be researched. Here, we reveal the effect of temperature on the output …

Ultra-low frequency vibration energy harvesting: Mechanisms, enhancement techniques, and scaling laws

R Sun, S Zhou, L Cheng - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing demand for clean and sustainable energy, self-powered technologies
based on environmental vibrations have attracted a lot of attention recently. Natural vibration …

A tristable nonlinear energy sink

Y Zeng, H Ding - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
The tristable characteristics are mostly used in the field of energy harvesting and vibration
isolator, but are rarely devoted to in the field of vibration absorption. In this paper, a tristable …

Experimental investigation on performance improvement of cantilever piezoelectric energy harvesters via escapement mechanism from extremely Low-Frequency …

Q Zhang, Z Liu, X Jiang, Y Peng, C Zhu, Z Li - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we first design a frequency tuning device that enables the piezoelectric
cantilever to operate under extremely low-frequency (below 2 Hz) excitations. Our design is …

Performance comparison of electromagnetic generators based on different circular magnet arrangements

Z Li, X Jiang, W Xu, Y Gong, Y Peng, S Zhong, S Xie - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we originally investigated the influence of different magnets arranged circularly
on the output performance of an electromagnetic generator. Three cases are studied: an …

A multimodal E-shaped piezoelectric energy harvester with a built-in bistability and internal resonance

Z Xie, L Liu, W Huang, R Shu, S Ge, Y Xin… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The abundant and renewable vibration energy has been regarded as an alternative power
source for the massive sensors of the Internet of Things, but the broadband and efficient …

Recent advances in correlation and integration between vibration control, energy harvesting and monitoring

T Yang, S Zhou, G Litak, X Jing - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
Traditional structures adopt a split design with vibration control, energy harvesting and
monitoring, which is difficult to meet the needs of technological development. The …