Title:
REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003078199
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A regenerative braking system for an electric vehicle having front and rear wheels, and includes a drive wheel, an actuating device, a regenerative braking control circuit (64)includes a potentiometer or transducer (40) a process sensor (66), and a microprocessor (118). The system applies a regenerative braking torque to the drive wheel when the rider commands regenerative braking, and the process sensors (66) signal a drive wheel velocity greater than zero. The present invention also relates to a throttle (22) for actuating regenerative braking and reversing feature.
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Inventors:
HUGHES PETER S
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/006561
Publication Date:
September 16, 2004
Filing Date:
March 06, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VECTRIX CORP (US)
International Classes:
B60L7/12; B60L7/16; B62K23/04; B60L50/15; B60T8/17; B60T8/1761; B62M7/12; H02P3/14; (IPC1-7): H02P3/14; H02P3/18
Foreign References:
| US5915801A | 1999-06-29 | |||
| US5839533A | 1998-11-24 | |||
| US5839800A | 1998-11-24 | |||
| US6086166A | 2000-07-11 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1488502A4
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