Volume 10, Issue 12 2200699
Research Article

Electrodeless Nanogenerator for Dust Recover

Wanli Wang

Wanli Wang

College of Electrical Engineering, Weihai Innovation Research Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071 China

State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580 China

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Dongfang Yang

Dongfang Yang

Xi'an Traffic Engineering Institute, Xi'an, 710300 China

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Zhenxing Huang

Zhenxing Huang

Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd, Qingdao, 26000 China

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Han Hu

Han Hu

State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580 China

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Licheng Wang

Licheng Wang

School of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023 China

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Kai Wang

Corresponding Author

Kai Wang

College of Electrical Engineering, Weihai Innovation Research Institute, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071 China

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First published: 08 October 2022
Citations: 20

Abstract

Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has the advantages of low cost, low weight, simple structure, and high efficiency. It is a promising low-frequency mechanical energy capture technology, which shows great potential in dealing with energy and environmental crisis and promoting new electronic products. TENGs have demonstrated irreplaceable design freedom over traditional electronic devices, including its ability to work independently of electrodes. In fact, the displacement current is an unreal current, it can work independently without electrodes. Moreover, due to the lack of “shielding effect” of the electrode, the surface potential can be larger than devices worked with electrodes. Here, based on TENG's high-voltage characteristic without electrode, the application of dust removal is explored, and a kind of electrodeless polyethylene triboelectric blackboard eraser was demonstrated as an example, which can effectively restrain the flying of chalk dust (limit the dust diffusion within 0.648 m). The electrostatic charge decayed blackboard eraser can be recharged by the electrodeless TENG without requirement of electrodes establishment. In fact, contact electrification may happen frequently in natural environment, and further design may be achieved without the limitation of electrodes.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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