This paper describes a retrofittable kinetic energy regeneration technology for converting internal combustion engined heavy vehicles used in fuel-inefficient urban stop-start driving, such as refuse trucks and school buses, to hybrid functionality. Such vehicles would benefit most from a hybrid conversion that, together with lowering fuel consumption, reduces foundation brake friction material wear because a large proportion of kinetic energy normally dissipated as heat via the brakes passes through the recovery system for conversion to electric power. Although production hybrid heavy vehicles are being introduced their cost is excessively high and millions of retrofittable conventional vehicles are likely to be manufactured for years to come.


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    Title :

    Retrofittable Regenerative Braking in Heavy Vehicle Applications


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    26th Brake Colloquium and Exhibition ; 2008



    Publication date :

    2008-10-12




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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    Erlston, L.J. / Miles, M.D. / Society of Automotive Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2008


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