Abstract

The water flow energy of rivers is an important renewable and clean energy that plays a vital role in human life but is challenging to harvest at low flow velocity. This work proposes a bionic fish-shaped triboelectric-electromagnetic hybrid generator (BF-TEHG) via a two-stage swing mechanism for harvesting water flow energy. It is designed to simulate the shape of fish, effectively improving its ability to utilize low-velocity water flow energy and enabling it to operate at a minimum flow rate of 0.24 m/s. Furthermore, the impact of motion parameters on electrical performance is studied. The triboelectric and electromagnetic power-generation units can generate peak powers of 0.55 and 0.34 mW in the simulated river environments with a flow velocity of 0.98 m/s. In applications, after being immersed in water for 40 days, the BF-TEHG maintains its electrical performance without reduction, indicating excellent water immersion durability. Therefore, this work proposes an efficient strategy to harvest low-velocity water flow energy and provides an acceptable candidate for monitoring water flow conditions.

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