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Braking control system for an electric vehicle

  • US 5,384,522 A
  • Filed: 04/09/1992
  • Issued: 01/24/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A regenerative braking control system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said control system comprising:

  • braking period setting means for setting a braking period, said braking period starting and ending within a half of a period of an AC voltage generated in said coils of the electric motor when a speed of said electric vehicle is decreasing;

    regenerative means for directing an induced current corresponding to energy accumulated in the coils at the end of said braking period to the battery; and

    braking means for braking the electric vehicle by consuming energy generated during said braking period.

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