Cutting vehicle emissions with regenerative braking

Clarke, Peter; Muneer, Tariq; Cullinane, Kevin

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of vehicle regenerative braking systems as a quick and relatively easy means of achieving higher overall fuel efficiency and lowering carbon emissions. The system involves the installation of an additional electric motor/generator in parallel to the vehicle’s internal combustion engine and is used in conjunction with a DCDC converter and ultracapacitor. The system is used to recapture the energy lost in vehicle braking, significantly reducing a vehicle’s overall energy consumption and lowering vehicle emissions. Experimentally-based evidence is collected and compared for two sample vehicles to deduce the potential fuel and emissions saving

Citation

Clarke, P., Muneer, T., & Cullinane, K. (2010). Cutting vehicle emissions with regenerative braking. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 15(3), 160-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2009.11.002

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2010-05
• Deposit Date: Mar 18, 2011
• Journal: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
• Print ISSN: 1361-9209
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 160-167
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2009.11.002
• Keywords: General Environmental Science; Transportation
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4196
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2009.11.002