Regenerative Braking System Using DC Wound Brushes Motor

Abstract

In this research, the most widely used configuration of DC motor is series wound type. The main advantages are simpler control system design and no separately excited field windings. However, the use of DC motors in electrical vehicles has declined dramatically in the current decade. Unless the efficiency of such a system can be improved significantly the use of DC motor in electrical vehicle becomes unattractive. One possible way to improving the efficiency is to include regenerative braking. Regenerative braking is an energy recovery mechanism used to improve the drive distance of electric vehicle. Hence in this paper, a regenerative braking mechanism for the series wound DC motor system is proposed. The simulation results are also presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed Regenerative Braking System