Regenerative braking is a feature in hybrid cars that allows the motor to act as a generator when braking. The process converts kinetic energy of the car's motion into electric energy that recharges the battery. Hybrid Car Glossary - T
A system of braking used on electrically-powered vehicles where the control system is such that the traction motors can also act as generators. Thus, when decelerating, the motors feed current back into the electrical system; or, in the case of diesel-electric trains, dissipate the generated power in resistors.
Braking mode of electric locomotives, where the motors act as generators as with the dynamic braking but, the current is fed back to the supply rather than being dissipated as heat. Asynchronous motors can return 90% of the energy otherwise dissipated via dynamic braking.
Custom in EVs, these brakes use the forward motion of the electric motor to run a "generator" that recharges the batteries and slows the motor down to a stop.
Braking in which kinetic energy from braking is converted to a form that can be stored and subsequently used to power the vehicle
Regenerative braking is the process by which some of the kinetic energy stored in the vehicle's translating mass is stored in the vehicle during decelerations. In most electric and hybrid electric vehicles on the road today, this is accomplished by operating the traction motor as a generator, providing braking torque to the wheels and recharging the traction batteries. The energy provided by regenerative braking can then be used for propulsion or to power vehicle accessories.
A method of controlling speed in which electrical energy generated by a motor is fed back into the power system.
Most electric motors can also function as generators, so that in addition to converting electrical energy into energy of motion to speed up a vehicle, they can also slow the vehicle by converting energy of motion back into electricity. This means the energy can be stored in a battery or ultracapacitor and reused for later acceleration instead of being wasted as heat in friction brakes, increasing the vehicle's efficiency.
A braking method often used in power saws.
Means of recharging the batteries by using energy created by braking the vehicle. With normal friction brakes, a certain amount of energy is lost in the form of heat created by friction from braking. With regenerative braking, the motors act as generators. They reduce the energy lost by feeding it back into the batteries resulting in improved range.
