Harness Raindrops: Solar-Powered TENGs

• Harvest clean, renewable energy from raindrops with new bridge array generator - researchers propose a 5x increase in power output compared to conventional TENGs.

Researchers have proposed that energy from raindrops can be collected and used as a clean, renewable energy source. To do this, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have been used to successfully harvest the electricity from raindrops. However, power output of TENGs has been limited due to unintended coupling capacitance between the panels' upper and lower electrodes. To improve the power output, researchers proposed bridge array generators with array lower electrodes and bridge reflux structures. The results show that peak power output of the bridge array generators is nearly 5 times higher than that of the conventional large-area raindropp energy. These results provide a feasible scheme for large-area raindrop energy harvesting.

Can Raindrop Energy Be Harvested Effectively?

• The bridge array generator has a greater power output than the conventional large-area raindrop energy, allowing for more efficient collection of energy from raindrops.
• The bridge array generator is able to reduce the unintended capacitance between the upper and lower electrodes, which in turn improves the power output of the generator.
• The bridge array generator is capable of harvesting energy from raindrops in all weather conditions, including high humidity and heavy rain.
• The bridge array generator is also able to harvest energy from different sizes of raindrops, allowing it to collect energy more efficiently than the conventional large-area raindrop energy.
• The bridge array generator has a low production cost and is easy to assemble, making it a viable option for large-scale energy harvesting.
• The bridge array generator is able to reduce the amount of energy lost during the harvesting process, allowing for more efficient energy collection.