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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2019
Applicant:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Yong K. Kim, North Dartmouth, MA (US);
Armand F. Lewis, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 1/04 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 1/04 (2013.01); D06N 7/0097 (2013.01); D06N 2209/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flocked surface tribo-electric charge generator includes first and second contact surface electrodes; first and second flock fiber support layers a first flock fiber material flocked onto the first flock fiber support layer; a tribo-electrically second different flock fiber material flocked onto the second flock fiber support layer. A tribo-electric charge is generated by intermittent intermeshing/separation of the tribo-electrically diverse flock fiber materials of the first and second flock fiber support layers.