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Self-powered Internet of Things sensing node based on triboelectric nanogenerator for sustainable environmental monitoring

Yuhan Qin1,2, Xianpeng Fu2, Yuan Lin1,2, Zheng Wang1,2, Jie Cao2,3, Chi Zhang1,2( )
School of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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As a new mechanical energy harvesting technology, the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has an excellent advantage in overcoming the limit of battery-powered of sensors. This work has provided a universal strategy for supplying Internet of Things (IoT) sensing nodes based on TENG and realized data monitoring and transmitting to cloud platform.

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The myriad sensing nodes in the Internet of Things (IoT) are mainly powered by battery, which has limited the lifespan and increased the maintenance costs. Herein, a self-powered IoT sensing node based on triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is proposed for the sustainable environmental monitoring. The wind powered TENG (W-TENG) is adopted in freestanding mode with the rabbit hair and six pairs of finger electrodes. With the energy management module, the weak electrical energy from W-TENG can be converted into a stable direct current (DC) 2.5 V voltage for the operation of the IoT sensing node. When the storage energy exceeds 4.4 V, the node can be activated, then the microprogrammed control unit (MCU) transmits the monitoring data. Thereafter, the monitoring data will be identified and relayed to the IoT cloud platform by narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) module. At a wind speed of 8.4 m/s, the node can realize the wireless monitoring and data transmission for temperature and atmosphere pressure every 30 s. This work has provided a universal strategy for sustainable IoT sensing nodes powered by environmental micro-nano mechanical energy and exhibited potential applications in IoT, big data, and environmental monitoring.

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triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG)Internet of Things (IoT)wind energy harvestingself-powered sensing nodewireless transmission

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 9,
September 2023
Pages 11878-11884
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-5689-8
Cite this article:
Qin Y, Fu X, Lin Y, et al. Self-powered Internet of Things sensing node based on triboelectric nanogenerator for sustainable environmental monitoring. Nano Research, 2023, 16(9): 11878-11884. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5689-8
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Received: 31 January 2023
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Accepted: 26 March 2023
Published: 09 May 2023
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