Capturing Flow Energy from Ocean and Wind

作者：Ying Gong, Zhengbao Yang, Xiaobiao Shan, Yubiao Sun, Tao Xie, Yunlong Zi · 发表于：Energies · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.3390/en12112184 · 被引用次数：60 · 研究领域：Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials、Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies、Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks

Flow-induced energy harvesting has attracted more and more attention among researchers in both fields of the wind and the fluid. Piezoelectric energy harvesters and triboelectric nanogenerators are exploited to obtain superior performance and sustainability, and the electromagnetic conversion has been continuously improved in the meantime. Aiming at different circumstances, researchers have designed, manufactured, and tested a variety of energy harvesters. In this paper, we analyze the state-of-the-art energy harvesting techniques and categorize them based on the working environment, application targets, and energy conversion mechanisms. The trend of research endeavors is analyzed, and the advantages, existing problems of energy harvesters, and corresponding solutions of energy harvesters are assessed.