External polarization source for dielectric elastomer generators : triboelectric generator : triboelectric generator

International audienceFor the past decade, triboelectricity has been widely studied to design triboelectric based energy harvesters. In this work, we have deepened the studies on triboelectric generator used in a sliding mode, designing a fully equipped test bench to deal with high impedance load and strong capacitive couplings. An electrical coupling with a more conventional dielectric elastomer generator will be implemented in order to polarize the latest and thus make it electrically autonomous