Modeling of Vibrational Energy Collection for Self Powered Electric Vehicles Using Soft-Contact Triboelectric Nanogenerator

In light of global warming and power issues, reducing carbon emissions through the use of renewable energy sources has become a global concern. A ubiquitous mechanical motion in daily life is vibration, and one of the hot topics in this field of study is how to capture vibrational vitality and transform it to electrical power. Vibration dynamism can be captured by utilizing tribo-electric nano generators, which operate on the principles of electrostatic induction electrification due to contacts. COMSOL software is used to simulate the interaction between the voltage between the electrodes, the transferred charge, and the electrode moving distance of a triboelectric nanogenerator. A brief description of the simulation process is provided in this work, along with a theoretical interpretation of the simulation outcome. The experimental results revealed that increasing the rpm from 10 to 1000 per second led to substantial increase in I_sc from 1.35nA to 225nA, cause enhanced triboelectric charge generation. Inner-radius from 5.8μm to 4.5μm led to Voc rise from 19.925V to 25.681V and decrease in Isc. Results showed increase in Voc from 23.113V to 163.43V and Isc from 0.22μA to 1.6μA as the SCD increased from 990μC/m²to 1 C/m². According to TENG durability testing, soft-contact TENG made of fur material has a longer service life and less mechanical wear on the contact surface. It is anticipated that this work will help neglible-loss and great-performance TENGs become more widely used by offering some insight into their operation.