A Combined Wind Harvesting and Speed Sensing System Based on Constant‐Voltage Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Abstract

AbstractThe triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) holds significant potential for applications in energy harvesting and environment monitoring. However, a notable challenge lies in developing a combined system capable of efficiently harvesting energy and providing real‐time self‐powered sensing. Here, a combined wind energy harvesting and speed sensing (EHSS) system is constructed based on a noncontact electricity‐induced constant‐voltage TENG (EICV‐TENG) that achieves constant output by coupling two different phases and incorporates a parasitic sensing module in a single phase. Through the optimization of system integration, the EICV‐TENG achieves a current density of 28.7 mA m−2 and an average power density of 0.26 W m−2 Hz−1. With an optimal power management, the energy output efficiency of the EICV‐TENG reaches up to 96%. And EICV‐TENG can stably power 32 commercial hygrothermographs connected in parallel with the PMC at a wind speed of 7 m s−1. In addition, the EHSS system demonstrates excellent real‐time sensing performance based on the correlation between the peak number of pulse output in a single phase and wind speeds. This work contributes to the advancement of TENG technology for a combined energy harvesting and self‐powered sensing system in the context of the Internet of Things (IoTs).