Electromechanical Coupling Research for Contact-Separation Mode Triboelectric Nanogenerators
Because of its simple structure,high power density and good reliability,the Contact-separation mode triboelectric nanogenerator(CS-TENG)shows a good development potential in the field of ambient vibration en-ergy harvesting.Considering the contact and collision force between the moving electrode and the fixed elec-trode,the piecewise-linear motion differential equation of the moving electrode is derived.Combined with the e-quivalent circuit differential equation of CS-TENG,an electromechanical coupling model considering the nonlin-ear variation of electrode spacing is established.Harmonic balance method and arc length extension technique are used to solve the dynamic output characteristics of CS-TENG and judge the stability of the system.Both numeri-cal integration and dynamic tests are applied for verifying the accuracy of harmonic balance results.The effects of excitation amplitude,contact stiffness and structural damping parameters on the dynamic output characteristics of the system are discussed.The results are useful for the structural optimization design and practical develop-ment of CS-TENG.