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Magnetically levitated/piezoelectric/triboelectric hybrid generator as a power supply for the temperature sensor

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The combination of new intelligent materials and structure technology is becoming an effective way in energy havesting and self-powered sensing. In this work, we demonstrate a magnetically levitated/piezoelectric/triboelectric hybrid generator, which does not use complex structure and has high steady output performance. It includes three parts: magnetically levitated generator (MLG), piezoelectric generator (PNG), triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). The peak power of each is 135 μW, 22 mW and 3.6 mW, which are obtained at 1 MΩ, 10 kΩ and 1 kΩ, respectively. The hybrid generator can completely light up light-emitting diodes (LEDs) under the vibration frequency of 20 Hz and the vibration amplitude of 10 mm. It also can charge a 470 μF capacitor. On this basis, we have integrated the hybrid generaor as a power supply into a self-powered tempreature sensing system. The combination of three generators can not only broaden the operating range, but also increase the operating length and sensitivity. This work will extend the application of self-powered sensor in automatic production line and promote the development of industrial control technology.

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  1. Science and Technology on Electronic Test and Measurement Laboratory, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China

    ZengXing Zhang, Jian He, JianQiang Han, JiLiang Mu, Tao Wen, DaWei Wang, ZhuMei Tian, ZeTian Chen & ChenYang Xue

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    HongYan Xu

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Zhang, Z., He, J., Han, J. et al. Magnetically levitated/piezoelectric/triboelectric hybrid generator as a power supply for the temperature sensor. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 60, 1068–1074 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-016-9021-5

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