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A universal self-charging system driven by random biomechanical energy for sustainable operation of mobile electronics

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  • Simiao Niu

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Xiaofeng Wang

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Tsinghua University)

  • Fang Yi

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Yu Sheng Zhou

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Zhong Lin Wang

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Human biomechanical energy is characterized by fluctuating amplitudes and variable low frequency, and an effective utilization of such energy cannot be achieved by classical energy-harvesting technologies. Here we report a high-efficient self-charging power system for sustainable operation of mobile electronics exploiting exclusively human biomechanical energy, which consists of a high-output triboelectric nanogenerator, a power management circuit to convert the random a.c. energy to d.c. electricity at 60% efficiency, and an energy storage device. With palm tapping as the only energy source, this power unit provides a continuous d.c. electricity of 1.044 mW (7.34 W m−3) in a regulated and managed manner. This self-charging unit can be universally applied as a standard ‘infinite-lifetime’ power source for continuously driving numerous conventional electronics, such as thermometers, electrocardiograph system, pedometers, wearable watches, scientific calculators and wireless radio-frequency communication system, which indicates the immediate and broad applications in personal sensor systems and internet of things.

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  • Simiao Niu & Xiaofeng Wang & Fang Yi & Yu Sheng Zhou & Zhong Lin Wang, 2015. "A universal self-charging system driven by random biomechanical energy for sustainable operation of mobile electronics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms9975
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9975
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