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  2. Regenerative braking - Wikipedia

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    A Tesla Model S P85+ using regenerative braking power in excess of 60 kW. During regenerative braking the power indicator is green. Electric motors, when used in reverse, function as generators and will then convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Vehicles propelled by electric motors use them as generators when using regenerative ...

  3. Hydraulic Launch Assist - Wikipedia

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    Hydraulic hybrids are said to be power dense, while electric hybrids are energy dense.This means that electric hybrids, while able to deliver large amounts of energy over long periods of time are limited by the rate at which the chemical energy in the batteries is converted to mechanical energy and vice versa.

  4. Dynamic braking - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic braking is the use of an electric traction motor as a generator when slowing a vehicle such as an electric or diesel-electric locomotive. It is termed " rheostatic " if the generated electrical power is dissipated as heat in brake grid resistors , and " regenerative " if the power is returned to the supply line.

  5. Traction motor - Wikipedia

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    In the latter part of the 20th century, vehicles with electrical transmission systems (powered by internal combustion engines, batteries, or fuel cells) began to be developed—one advantage of using electric machines is that specific types can regenerate energy (i.e. act as a regenerative brake)—providing deceleration as well as increasing ...

  6. Brake-by-wire - Wikipedia

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    Brake-by-wire technology has been widely commercialized with the introduction of Battery Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Vehicles. The most widely used application by Toyota in the high volume Prius was preceded by the GM EV1, the Rav4 EV, and other EVs where the technology is required for regenerative braking. Ford, General Motors, and most other ...

  7. Eddy current brake - Wikipedia

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    The N700 Series Shinkansen abandoned eddy current brakes in favour of regenerative brakes, since 14 of the 16 cars in the trainset used electric motors. In regenerative brakes, the motor that drives the wheel is used as a generator to produce electric current, which can be used to charge a battery, enabling the energy to be reused.

  8. Integrated Motor Assist - Wikipedia

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    The IMA uses regenerative braking to capture some of the energy that would otherwise be lost as heat during braking and reuse that energy later to help accelerate the vehicle. This has three effects: it increases the rate of acceleration, reduces the work required of the engine, and reduces the frequency of brake hardware replacement. The ...

  9. Hydraulic hybrid vehicle - Wikipedia

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    They capture and reuse 70–80% of the vehicle's kinetic braking/decelerating energy and potential descending energy [1] compared to 55% for electric hybrids. [2] For trucks and buses, this can also be less expensive than electric systems, due to the price of batteries required for the latter. Hydraulic hybrid vehicle systems can also weigh ...