Description:

Wind energy is everywhere.  The use of wind turbines with electromagnetic transduction has been used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.  This has been a proven method for more than a century.  However, the use of triboelectric instead of electromagnetic transduction has the advantage of low cost and light weight.  The aim of this project is to design a mechanical structure for a wind turbine and incorporate it with a triboelectric energy harvester where the wind energy can be harvested.

Type:

Undergraduate

Outcome:

A working prototype.

Prerequisites

None

Specialisations

• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering

Categories

• Smart Materials and Microtechnologies

Supervisor

• Kean Aw

Team

• Terence Abdon
• George Hart

Lab

Mechatronics Research (405.822, Lab)