{"id":141342,"date":"2024-03-29T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/model-generator-electric-efficient\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T17:32:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T22:02:39","slug":"model-generator-electric-efficient","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/model-generator-electric-efficient\/","title":{"rendered":"Efficient electric generator model developed, inspired by drinking bird toy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scientists in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China, have developed an efficient electric generator model<\/strong> that efficiently converts the energy from evaporating water into electricity to power small electronic devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This innovative invention is inspired by the “classic drinking bird toy”, it becomes a device that produces power outputs in excess of 100 volts<\/strong>. In addition, it can run for several days using as little as 100 milliliters of water as fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The drinking bird toy, also known as the “dippy bird,” has been a staple in science classrooms for decades<\/strong>. The project consists of two glass bulbs connected by a glass tube containing a highly volatile liquid, methylene chloride. When the bird’s head is immersed in a glass of water, the water begins to evaporate, creating a pressure differential that causes the liquid in the lower bulb to rise up the tube<\/strong>filling the bird’s head and making it lean forward to “take a drink” before the process is repeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To create the generator, the researchers placed two triboelectric nanogenerator modules (which harvest mechanical energy) on either side of a drinking bird engine rebuilt from a commercial toy. In addition, tests of the \n prototype was also tested with<\/strong>\n<\/a> with various small electronic devices, including liquid crystal displays, temperature sensors and other items.<\/p>\n\n\n

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