Friday, January 25, 2008

Recovering energy from brakes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_energy_recovery_system

This article describes how, for example, the Prius is able to recover energy when braking. Essentially the motor becomes a generator when the brakes are applied.

1 comment:

Gautam said...

Thanks Chris.. Another link that gives the full picture is: http://www.hybridsynergydrive.com/en/quick_guide.html