As a new type of energy harvesting technology, the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) can
convert distributed energy into electrical energy. It is widely used in various fields such as …

Energy harvesting generators are attractive as inexhaustible replacements for batteries in
low-power wireless electronic devices and have received increasing research interest in …

Charges induced in triboelectric process are usually referred as a negative effect either in
scientific research or technological applications, and they are wasted energy in many cases …

In this paper, we propose a passive gap-spacing control method in order to avoid stiction
between top and bottom structures in in-plane sensor/actuator/generator applications. A …

When a piezoelectric energy harvester is connected to a simple load circuit, the damping
force which the piezoelectric element is able to generate is often below the optimal value to …

This paper presents a novel silicon-based and batch-processed MEMS electrostatic
transducer for harvesting and converting the energy of vibrations into electrical energy …

This paper presents an advanced study including the design, characterization and
theoretical analysis of a capacitive vibration energy harvester. Although based on a …

This paper presents an electrostatic energy-harvesting device for electrical energy extraction
from vibrations. We successfully fabricated prototypes of completely packaged micro …

This study is mainly to provide an overview of human walking induced energy harvest.
Focusing on the proportion of all energy sources provided by daily activity, the available …

Electronic medical devices have become an indispensable part of modern healthcare.
Currently, a wide variety of electronic medical devices are being used to monitor …