Applications in Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

With the rapid development of internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), how to continuously and reliably energize numerous distributed electronic components, especially sensors, in these complex systems has become a critical problem. Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) have been widely used to establish self-powered sensing nodes in the IoT, which can work as energy harvesting power sources as well as self-powered sensors. Considering the widely distributed sensor nodes in the IoT, wireless communication is competitive compared to wired transmission. A power management circuit is critical for self-powered applications in the IoT. There are three problems for the application of the TENG because of the special electrical properties of the nanogenerator. Flexible and stretchable self-powered smart systems provide unprecedented opportunities for applications in AI, including electronic skins, robotic prosthetics, and human–machine interface.