A Robust Self-Powered Triboelectric Sensor for Risk Mitigation in Seismic Scenarios: IoT Communication and Dimensional Monitoring
José Sánchez del Río Sáez, Antonio Vázquez-López, Jorge Edison Pozo Benavides, Alba López Laguna, Martin Andolfi, Rafael Cascón, Francisco Santos Olalla, Sofía Paramio, Yolanda Ballesteros, Carlos Cruz, Vanesa Martínez, José Luis Jiménez, José Benito Bravo Monge, Xiang Ao, De-Yi Wang · 2026
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Description
José Sánchez del Río Sáez and fourteen co-authors build a self-powered earthquake sensor from a rolling ball and static electricity, in this 2026 paper. The device, SEISTENG, needs cheap ground-motion detectors that run without batteries. Its heart is a 3D-printed plastic box whose walls are triboelectric generators: a metal ball slides and rolls inside, and the friction makes the signal.
The team characterized the sensor across shaking frequencies and long runs, then tested it on vibration tables. They replayed the 1995 Kobe quake in two dimensions and the 2011 Lorca quake in three. The device read both accurately, matching a commercial piezoelectric sensor's performance. Its signals streamed remotely in real time through an internet-of-things setup. The authors pitch the design as a rugged, low-cost node for seismic risk monitoring.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | José Sánchez del Río Sáez, Antonio Vázquez-López, Jorge Edison Pozo Benavides, Alba López Laguna, Martin Andolfi, Rafael Cascón, Francisco Santos Olalla, Sofía Paramio, Yolanda Ballesteros, Carlos Cruz, Vanesa Martínez, José Luis Jiménez, José Benito Bravo Monge, Xiang Ao, De-Yi Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |