System for harvesting water wave energy

Title: System for harvesting water wave energy

Abstract

A generator for harvesting energy from water in motion includes a sheet of a hydrophobic material, having a first side and an opposite second side, that is triboelectrically more negative than water. A first electrode sheet is disposed on the second side of the sheet of a hydrophobic material. A second electrode sheet is disposed on the second side of the sheet of a hydrophobic material and is spaced apart from the first electrode sheet. Movement of the water across the first side induces an electrical potential imbalance between the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet.

Inventors:: Wang, Zhong Lin; Su, Yanjie; Zhu, Guang; Chen, Jun

Issue Date:: 2016-07-19

Research Org.:: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1264419

Patent Number(s):: 9,394,875

Application Number:: 14/819,142

Assignee:: Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, GA)

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-07ER46394

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Aug 05

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 13 HYDRO ENERGY; 42 ENGINEERING

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Fan, Feng-Ru; Tian, Zhong-Qun; Lin Wang, Zhong
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