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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-Young Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyungeun Byun, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyeonjin Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Alum Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Example embodiments relate to an energy harvester using triboelectricity, and to an apparatus including the energy harvester. The energy harvester may include a first structure having a first triboelectric material, a second structure having a second triboelectric material, and a closed structure isolating friction surfaces of the first and second triboelectric materials from external environment. The energy harvester may further include a filling material in the closed structure. The filling material may have an electric charge. The filling material may have a viscosity. At least a portion of the closed structure may include an elastic material.