Development of a Braking Energy Regeneration System for City Buses Truck and Bus Engineering Center, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Japan

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Nakazawa, Norio, author.

Conference Name:

SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition (1987-11-16 : Dearborn, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1987

Summary:

In order to improve the fuel economy of city buses, which start and stop frequently, a system has been developed that stores braking energy in a hydraulic accumulator and uses the energy when the vehicle is in its start and acceleration modes.Through microcomputer control of the entire power train and energy storage system, the following goals are achieved:A test vehicle functioning in city conditions achieved a 30% fuel economy gain.Other advantages of this system are that brake wear is greatly reduced and clutch life is significantly extended since the vehicle can start in motion using only hydraulic energy

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Publisher Number:

872265

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