APPLICATION OF TRIBOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR TO CONTROL DOOR LOCK

Zeinab, A. H.; Al-Kabbany, A. M.; Ali, W. Y.

doi:10.21608/jest.2025.410990.1128

APPLICATION OF TRIBOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR TO CONTROL DOOR LOCK

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, EGYPT

² Smart Biomaterials and Bioelectronics Lab, National Taiwan University, TAIWAN.

10.21608/jest.2025.410990.1128

Abstract

The present paper aims to utilize a Triboelectric nanogenerator as a push-button to generate an electrical signal when a human finger presses a TENG button, thereby controlling a door lock. It is an application designed to help disabled and elderly individuals and enhance their level of comfort. For example, if the room has a controlled door-opening system, they can open the door without getting out of their seat. This ensures safety and reduces physical strain.
The present work demonstrates a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) of simple structure, a wide choice of materials, and low cost. Kapton, which provides a maximum voltage of 0.08 V, a maximum current of 35 nA, and a maximum power of 0.06 nW at an optimum resistance of 0.5 MΩ, is used to generate a signal by touch. The signal is then transmitted to the servo motor using an IR sensor, which turns and opens the door. This system highlights the potential of TENG-based interfaces for smart home applications, offering simplicity, safety, improved user accessibility, and opens the door for future research to power the application itself using the generated energy.

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