Development of Regenerative Braking System for an Automobile to Utilization of Waste Energy

Abstract

A brake is a mechanism which reduces the speed of a moving object. In conventional braking system a frictional lining arrangement is used to slowdown the vehicle where they use friction to convert kinetic energy into heat. When the brakes are get applied the brake shoes rub against the wheels, which produces excessive heat energy. The nearly 30% of the vehicles generated power is wasted into atmosphere in the form of heat. In this mechanism, regenerative braking system reuses the wasted energy generated in braking process and uses this energy to charge the battery. The wasted energy is transferred to the generator, which converts rotary motion of wheel into electrical energy and it is given to the battery. This saves a lot of energy wasted in the form of heat.