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REGENERATIVE BRAKING

ABSTRACT: Regenerative braking is a system in which the electric motor that normally drives a hybrid or pure electric vehicle is essentially operated in reverse (electrically) during braking or coasting. Instead of consuming energy to propel a vehicle, the motor acts as a generator that charges the onboard batteries with electrical energy that would

normally be lost as heat through traditional mechanical friction brakes. As the motor acts in reverse, it generates electricity. In a traditional braking system, brake pads produce friction with the brake rotors to slow or stop the vehicle. Additional friction is produced between the slowed wheels and the surface of the road. This friction is what turns the car's kinetic energy into heat. With regenerative brakes, on the other hand, the system that drives the vehicle does the majority of the braking. When the driver steps on the brake pedal of an electric or hybrid vehicle, these types of brakes put the vehicle's electric motor into reverse mode, causing it to run backwards, thus slowing the car's wheels. While running backwards, the motor also acts as an electric generator, producing electricity that's then fed into the vehicle's batteries. The various uses of regenerative braking are recharging a battery, taking accessory loads such as radio and stereo, giving power to pumps, conditioners and fans and in railways. BY: G.DILIP(06-09-2008) K.RAGHUVEER(06-09-2033) PAVITRAN.T(06-09-2051)

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