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Electric braking for vehicles with two parallel electric motors

US5350985A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 1992
Grant dateSep 27, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/72
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

For the low-loss braking of an electrically driven vehicle with two electric motors connected in parallel and arranged one on each side of the vehicle and which are controlled by a pulse control, it is proposed, for one, to brake the vehicle above a prescribed rpm threshold value by useful-current braking, and below it by means of regenerative braking. Secondly, instead of an rpm threshold value, the battery current can also be used as the criterion for one of the two different braking types. A high heat generation in the motors is avoided and energy is saved by this braking process. An electric switching circuit for the conversion of this process is indicated.

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