Energy from
Friction
The historical background of our project strives to sustain the credibility of the information about acquiring energy from friction that can convert it into electricity. The researchers use an experimental research method to observe and improve the previous invention assembled before. We use descriptive analysis for the process of gathering and analyzing the data of this project therefore we identify the current and historical events of data, trends, and relationships of each other. The researchers were informed that before selecting the sources, we ought to define the questions and goals of this project, and the information in the source must be traceable back to the original data source.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
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These are the following historical background of our project that support the evidence of this concept:
THE
TRIBOELECTRIC
EFFECT
Triboelectricity, also referred to as static electricity, is a phenomenon that was first noted by the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus about 2500 years ago. Thales rubbed a piece of amber with his fur and discovered that the amber could pick up dust and straw from a distance. Triboelectricity is the primary cause of the majority of static electricity we encounter every day. Triboelectricity's mechanism needs to be better understood. It is now believed to be comparable to adhesion, another poorly understood concept. It's important to note that charges are transmitted between materials by rubbing or friction, despite the word "tribo" having the sense of "rubbing or friction."
RISING
OF TRIBOELECTRIC
NANOGENERATORS
The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG, also known as the Wang generator), which Wang first proposed in 2012, is based on the triboelectrification effect and electrostatic induction and offers significant promise as a novel technique to transform mechanical energy into electricity. In 2014, the idea of leveraging the TENG and its network to capture blue energy was initially introduced. The TENG, a novel type of blue energy harvester, outperforms the EMG in that, due to the superior quality of its output characteristics, it innately exhibits higher effectiveness under low frequency.
PENCILING A TRIBOELECTRIC
NANOGENERATOR ON PAPER
In March 2017, a Research Scientist at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, Dr. Xiao-Sheng Zhang from Peking University, Institute of Microelectronics, Beijing, China, 2014. Paper cards, Teflon tape, and graphite pencils were used to create his paper-Triboelectric Nanogenerator (P-TENG), which was entirely constructed using cost-effective, commercially available commodity components. In this case, the paper was initially used as both a supporting framework and a functioning triboelectric pair simultaneously. Paper is widely accessible, inexpensive, and, to our advantage, has a high ability to lose electrons during triboelectrification.
PAVAGEN
Laurence Kemball-Cook, the CEO of Pavegen, started with a specific goal: to create clean, off-grid electricity using nothing more than the power of a single stride. Almost 750 prototypes of the original, ground-breaking technology were made until a kinetic floor tile that could produce clean electricity was finally developed in 2009. He concluded that there might be a way to use some of the kinetic energy from people to generate off-grid electricity. Laurence took a considerable risk by putting a Pavegen tile without permission on a construction site. He posted some pictures online, then utilized social media to promote his ground-breaking invention in search of funding. It succeeded.
SPEED BREAKER
POWER GENERATOR
This study has a simple mechanism. It harvests electricity by making gear arrangements and using electronic gadgets. The vehicles have potential energy, so when the vehicle passes over, it will tap down the speed breaker, resulting in the pinion and rack working together, which will give high tension to the spring of the generator that will produce electricity. The benefits of this study are that the bumps of the speed breaker will lessen the possibility of an accident on the road because, when the driver sees the bumps, it will automatically slow down. Through this project, we can save a lot of energy in the battery system and use it to benefit our society, especially when its main purpose is to bring electricity to our street lights, signal lights, etc.
