Design of a Mechatronic Drive Train with Regenerative Braking

Abstract:

Building a research framework for a Parallel Hydraulic Hybrid (PHH) Prototype with Hydraulic Regenerative Braking and Launch Assist (HRB/HLA) System for small and medium sized vehicles has been attempted. The objective of this work is to capture lost Kinetic Energy during braking and store that captured energy in a pressurized accumulator to be used again to assist accleration. The experimental implementation and validation of the Regenerative Braking System concept for light vehicles has been done using a go-kart powered by a single cylinder Honda engine to demonstrate energy savings in a real life braking scenario. A light weight test system accommodating all the Hydraulic Breaking System components mounted at the rear of the go-kart has been successfully built and tested.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 110-116)
• Pages: 5111-5117
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.5111
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: S. Veera Ragavan, Jeya Mithra Kumar, S.G. Ponnambalam
• Keywords: Hydraulic Regener-Ative Braking, Hydraulic Regener-Ative Braking and Launch Assist (HRB/HLA) System, Parallel Hydraulic Hybrid (PHH) Prototype, Regenerative Braking

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