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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    Title :

    Development of a Braking Energy Regeneration System for City Buses


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition ; 1987



    Publication date :

    1987-11-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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