Hybrid Clean Energy Harvesting Module using Piezoelectric and Triboelectric Effects

Energy crisis is one of the gravest issues? world is facing nowadays. Power resources getting limited. It is becoming so difficult to power industrial and commercial societies simultaneously and continuously. It is because power demand is increasing at higher rate as compared to power production.

Project Title

Hybrid Clean Energy Harvesting Module using Piezoelectric and Triboelectric Effects

Project Area of Specialization

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Project Summary

Energy crisis is one of the gravest issues’ world is facing nowadays. Power resources getting limited. It is becoming so difficult to power industrial and commercial societies simultaneously and continuously. It is because power demand is increasing at higher rate as compared to power production.

Also, due to global warming world is tending towards and needs clean energy. Clean and ambient is need of the time. To cop up with this issue nano technology is introduced. It is the fastest growing and developing clean energy technology in electronics world along with IoT. This technology allows to use the capabilities of electronic devices while reducing their size, weight and power consumption. Also, these devices are beneficial to use because these have low fabrication cost, good energy conversion rate and high output voltage. In this project we’re working on Hybrid energy harvesting scheme consisting of piezoelectric, triboelectric and solar energies. These energies will be harvested from ambient environment. An integrated module or device having properties and qualities of aforementioned energies will be designed. Moreover, this energy can be stored in Li-ion battery and can be further used to power electronic devices i.e. Capacitors, wind sensors and temperature sensors etc.

Presently, world is facing energy crisis. Its energy demands are increasing day by day. At the same time, it requires simultaneous and continuous power for devices. Keeping in view the current situation of power needs and environmental changes the hybrid energy scheme using piezoelectric, triboelectric and solar energies can be the best possible solution. Components with piezoelectric and triboelectric effects when combined can produce high out power due to cooperative operation of both piezoelectric and triboelectric mechanisms in a single press-and-release cycle. These energies, when integrated, can simultaneously or individually provide power supply to electronic devices by using whatever energy is present at that time.

When every device is suffering from power this scheme will play vital role in fulfilling the power needs of devices. The integrated module which we’re designing will be first of its kind in which piezoelectric, triboelectric and solar energies are harvesting energy. It will be capable of powering and driving micro/nano systems. It has many applications in wireless sensors, medical diagnostics, environmental surveillance and defence technology. Also, the energy harvested can be stored in Li-ion battery for using in future.  

Project Objectives

The aims and objectives of project are simple and straight. The main objectives of Project are Using multimode energy sources for powering electronic devices. Harvesting energy from ambient environment. Helping techological world to design self powered devices. Harvesting energy from ambient sources such as wind and solar and producing clean energy to cop up with environmental changings such as Global warming. 

Project Implementation Method

An hybrid clean energy harvesting module is created. This module includes solar panels. rotatry part, piezoelectric and triboelectric materials like PTFE, Krypton and Teflon etc.

The module design will be fabricated first through Sukkur IBA Universities' Fabrication Lab, Khairpur. Then all the components are embeded accordingly in the module. 

This module will harvest energy from solar and wind power using piezoelectric and triboelectric effects which are based on vibrations.

Benefits of the Project

After making this module, self powered electronic devices can be made. It may end the need of external power souces for devices especially electronic devices used in navigation and medical fields.

This module will harvest energy from ambient environnment and will produce clean energy which is actually need of the time to cop up with environmental issues like Global Warming.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

This module may generate open sources voltages upto 250-300 V. But considering the current needs of electronic components its current is limited which ultimately decreases the total power generated. 

It will generate ac voltages. The voltages gianed from solar panel are converted to dc voltages using rectifiers. The power produced can be directly used to power up devices. Also, power generated can stored in li-ion batteries for future use. 

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

Energy

Other Industries

Core Technology

Clean Tech

Other Technologies

Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and Clean Energy

Required Resources

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