DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF REGENERATIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC BRAKING SYSTEM

Energy is always lost as friction in the event of application of a brake. If a part of that energy can be recovered, it helps in improving fuel economy of a vehicle or any machine that consumes petroleum products, ranging from airplanes to drill rigs. This is a concept of regenerative braking. Kinetic Energy Recovery System (K.E.R.S) is one such method used for regenerative braking. It employs the use of motor generator set, coupled to a battery for energy recovery. The motor-generator set acts as a generator in the event of braking and as a motor in the event of acceleration. Thus energy is stored in battery through the generator and the motor runs on this energy generated. Hence energy can be saved during braking and released during acceleration, saving fuel consumption. Keywords-