REGENERATIVE BRAKING BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS OF A
L7 CATEGORY VEHICLE IN DIFFERENT DRIVE CYCLES
Electric vehicles came into scene of automotive industry in early 1800s. At those times electric vehicles were seen as more reliable than internal combustion engines. But with decrease in price of oil and faced obstacles in cell chemistry and related components interest in electric vehicle area shifted towards vehicles with internal combustion engines until mid-1950s.
With increased carbon gasses and global warming threads, automotive industry accelerated their researches on electric vehicles. When it comes to powering electric vehicles and maximization of energy utilization, regenerative braking phenomenon is one of the most crucial concepts in electric vehicle subject.
Hence this study aims to observe behavior of regenerative braking over a L7 category vehicle in different cycles and discuss possible ways of making best of regenerative braking in this type of vehicles.