Application of Regenerative Braking on Electric Vehicles

Regenerative braking influences several aspects of design and performances of electric vehicles. Improved performances of modern electric drives can be exploited to optimize vehicle efficiency, stability and environmental impact. Braking plant is devoted not only to stop the vehicle but also to the actuate many on board safety related systems. As a consequence of the application of regenerative braking, the system is redundant and over-actuated, so the application of electrical and mechanical efforts has to be carefully optimized. In this study a general approach is proposed and discussed, in terms of used engineering tools and obtained results.