A Micro-Airflow Sensor System Enabled by Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Lab Safety and Human-Computer Interaction

Xucong Wang, Yingzhe Li, Chaoran Liu*, Weilong You, Haiyang Zou, Chenxi Yue, Jiagen Cheng, Weihuang Yang, Shaoxian Li, Serguei Lazarouk, Vladimir Labunov, Gaofeng Wang, Hongjian Lin*, Linxi Dong*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The airflow sensor enabled by triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is significant for intelligent lab safety and human-computer interaction applications. However, the reported airflow/wind sensor focuses on enhancing the sensing materials and structures, lack of high resolution, and smart signal analysis. Herein, we present a self-powered micro-airflow sensor and its artificial intelligence (AI) system, applied for lab safety and human-computer interaction. The as-fabricated sensor has a high sensitivity of 0.6258~\mu \text{A} /(m/s) and a linearity of 0.9968. Attributing to the Venturi effect, the minimum detection velocity of the sensor is 0.13 m/s. Given the sensor performance, we develop a real-time pipeline gas leak location system with an AI user interface, which achieves a potential low detect error \le 2.9 cm. In addition, we successfully explore other applications, including human exit-entry counting, ventilation alarm, and breath-based smart aid communication. Above all, the airflow sensor exhibits tremendous potential in the AI and Internet of Things. © 2001-2012 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6880-6887
JournalIEEE Sensors Journal
Volume24
Issue number5
Online published12 Jan 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2024

Research Keywords

  • Human-computer interaction
  • micro-airflow detection
  • pipeline gas leak location
  • self-powered sensor
  • smart signal processing system

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