Multilayered Cylindrical Triboelectric Nanogenerator to Harvest Kinetic Energy of Tree Branches for Monitoring Environment Condition and Forest Fire. (24th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pang, Yaokun; Chen, Shoue; An, Junchi; Wang, Keliang; Deng, Yiming; Benard, Andre; Lajnef, Nizar; Cao, Changyong
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 30:Number 32(2020)
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• Publication Date: 2020-06-24
• Subjects: energy harvesting -- forest fire alarm systems -- multilayered cylindrical structures -- triboelectric nanogenerators -- vibration kinetic energy; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202003598
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

Abstract: Forest fires present a great threat as they can rapidly grow and become large, resulting in tragic loss of life and property when occurring near occupied land. Here a self‐powered fire alarm system based on a novel multilayered cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator (MC‐TENG) that can produce electrical power for the detection sensors by harvesting the kinetic energy of moving tree branches in a forest is presented. The major parameters for harvesting the kinetic energy using the proposed MC‐TENG are investigated, including the number of triboelectric layers, the frequency, the amplitude of external excitation, and the orientation between motion direction and device configuration. The fabricated MC‐TENG results in a peak power of 2.9 mW and a maximum average power of 1.2 mW at a low frequency of 1.25 Hz. The integrated self‐powered forest fire alarm system, consisting of fire sensors, a carbon‐based micro‐supercapacitor, and the MC‐TENG, is demonstrated to be able to report fire risk or hazard efficiently, accurately, and robustly. This study provides a new solution to reduce the forest fire risk through a portable and sustainable alarm system by effectively harvesting kinetic energies in natural environment with TENG technology. Abstract : A novel multilayered cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator is proposed to drive a self‐powered alarm system for forest fire detection or environment monitoring.