Self-Powered Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Security Applications

Abstract

Valuable jewels, documents, and files left in hotel rooms by guests can be stolen at any time by an unauthorized person. This could have a serious psychological and economic impact on the guests. The house/hotel owners should make efforts to prevent theft from occurring. In this study, a self-powered sliding-mode triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is used as a sensor on a drawer. It is fixed to the side of the drawer and works in the lateral sliding mode. The electricity generated by the device during the push–pull action of the draw is ~125 V and F~12.5 µA. An analysis of the electrical performance was carried out using PET, paper, and nitrile as sliding materials. The electrical output from the device is used to notify the guest or hotel owner of any theft by an unidentified individual via Arduino and node MCU devices. Finally, this device can be helpful at night and can be extended using different materials.

Facile Direct Growth of ZIF-67 Metal–Organic Framework for Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Their Application in the Internet of Vehicles

“…The maximum power is attained when the internal resistance of the TENG device is equivalent to external load resistance . The output power density behavior of the TENG under different load resistance shows a similar pattern in many reported works. , …”

“…61 The output power density behavior of the TENG under different load resistance shows a similar pattern in many reported works. 62,63 ZIF-67 films have demonstrated superior performance as TENGs compared with other MOF-polymer composite materials. The direct growth of ZIF-67-based TENGs allows for the utilization of various MOFs and unlocks their potential value in TENG applications.…”

Multilayered Functional Triboelectric Polymers for Self-Powered Wearable Applications: A Review

“…Considering the energy conversion of surrounding mechanical stimuli to electricity, triboelectric devices that operate based on the mechanism of triboelectrification and electrostatic induction have evolved ( Figure 1 a). The self-powered wearable systems driven by the triboelectric nanogenerators are designed for the direct detection of bio-signals responsive to different micromotions, including eye movements [ 22 , 23 , 24 ], and the device operation by a capacitor stored from the mechanical stimuli [ 25 , 26 ], which can be implanted anywhere on the body or cloth.…”

Enhancing Triboelectric Nanogenerator Performance with Metal–Organic-Framework-Modified ZnO Nanosheets for Self-Powered Electronic Devices and Energy Harvesting

“…In 2012, Prof. Zhong Lin Wang and his team successfully developed the first TENG device capable of converting mechanical energy into electricity . Since then, TENGs have found numerous potential applications that require long-term sustainability, including smart homes, wireless sensor networks, security systems, health monitoring, , gas sensing, , motion detection, powering electronic devices, , and robotics . The TENG operates in four different modes, namely, contact-separation mode, single-electrode mode, relative sliding mode, and free-standing mode, which allow their adaptation to diverse applications utilizing various types of mechanical motions. , …”