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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Kaushik Parida, Singapore, SG;
Pooi See Lee, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 35/02 (2006.01); H02N 1/04 (2006.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 35/02 (2013.01); H02N 1/04 (2013.01); H02N 2/186 (2013.01); H04R 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy harvester having an electromagnet and a triboelectric nanogenerator. The triboelectric nanogenerator has triboelectric layers configured to be spaced apart by a gap width. Displacement of a magnet of the electromagnet is configured to enable the triboelectric layers to contact one another, in which the gap width is configured to be smaller than the displacement.