ABSTRACT
Regenerative braking system is the system in which the kinetic energy of
the vehicle is stored temporarily; during deceleration and is reused as kinetic
energy. Regenerative braking is a step to reduce the use of fossil fuels. While
braking, a large amount of energy is lost in the form of heat. A regenerative
braking system aims to utilize this energy instead of getting it wasted. In this
mechanism, the electric traction motor uses the vehicle's momentum to recover
energy lost while braking. This contrasts with the conventional braking system,
where the excess kinetic energy gets converted to unwanted heat and is wasted
due to friction in the brakes, or with dynamic brakes. In most of the regenerative
braking systems the energy is recovered by using electric motors as generators.
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