Advanced Materials, Vol.27, No.2, 240-248, 2015
Flow-Driven Triboelectric Generator for Directly Powering a Wireless Sensor Node
A triboelectric generator (TEG) for scavenging flow-driven mechanical energy to directly power a wireless sensor node is demonstrated for the first time. The output performances of TEGs with different dimensions are systematically investigated, indicating that a largest output power of about 3.7 mW for one TEG can be achieved under an external load of 3 M Omega.