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Tribo TENG II Commercializa@on
• -->>cont: FREE ENERGY; Micro Current Energy Harvesters: 7 TriboElectric (TENG):
Ini$ally there was a major technical challenge: power could not be used as is for micro
device since power is generated as AC(alterna$ve current) and intermi?ent, hence
required a ba?ery/capacitor. But due to TENG's high voltage with low amp(i.e. high
impedance), there was problem to connect effec$vely with capacitor(low impedance,
hence lose most of power without storing).
• This impedance mismatch problem was solved by two capacitor system to run micro
device from non linear mo$ons like intermi?ent human tapping, also deployed with
other tribo mechanics: Hybridizing with EM induc$on or piezo polymer etc(
+), 30x30cm walk-on people traffic pad that costs $20, generates up to 10W
by each step(Touchlight Innova6ons: Swa Pujari), Shi[ing business focus into tribo
from piezo type product line(
+),
• Wide range of tribo mechanics & func$ons has been successful at least experimentally:
Water inside pencil size TENG for human mo$on type non-linear s$mula$on(Dong Sung
Kim et al), Enclosed vibra$on harvester func$onable under water or in snow, Cylindrical
rota$ng types, Transparent version to generate power from rain drops to complement
solar cell to maintain electricity genera$on during rain day & night(Li Zheng et al). Some
organiza$ons focus on trying out new applica$ons in commercialized environment
including low maintenance air filter(Beijing Ins6tute of Nanoenergy & Nanosystems:
Zhong Lin Wang -
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linkedin.com/in/newnatureparadigm -Ben Rusuisiak: Specialty Cleantech Analysis, Vancouver, Canada