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Table 1 Device parameters used in the experiment and simulation

From: A Portable Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Real-Time Respiration Monitoring

Parameter

Value

Dielectric tribo-pair

PTFE-nylon

Thickness of nylon plate d1 (μm)

30

Relative permittivity of nylon εr1

2.55

Thickness of PTFE plate d2 (μm)

100

Relative permittivity of PTFE εr2

3.8

Permittivity of vacuum ε0 (pF/m)

8.854

Load resistance R (MΩ)

500

Area of the dielectrics S (cm2)

25

Surface charge density σ (μCm−2)

86

Maximum separate distance A (mm)

8

Cycle length of the excitation pattern T (s)

1.4952

Speed of sliding outwards / inwards v1 / v2 (m/s)

0.02/0.016

Ratio of the exhalation time to the whole breathing cycle η

0.267

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