Monthly Archives: May 2016

Be a doll and generate your own energy…

A long-winded look at the trials and tribulations of triboelectricity, with a brief sally into silly sculpture:

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And videos of the serious research parts of the project:

(Just the TENG, no capacitor, no load, spiking around 10-15 volts per whack)

(The TENG with .1uF capacitor, smoother charge/discharge curves of around half a volt)

(The TENG with .01uF capacitor, broader peaks of around 3 volts, and then with an LED load)

(Multi-Layer TENG with .01uF capacitor, with and without LED, showing a little more power but still no visible light from the LED)

And a video of the baby, because why not?