DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSPENSION BASED KINETIC ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM

摘要

Abstract Automobiles and trucks have shock absorbers to damp out the vibration experienced due to roughness of the roads. However, energy in conventional shock absorbers gets dissipated as heat and is not used in any way. Suspension Based Kinetic Energy Recovery System provides a means for recovering the energy dissipated in shock absorbers. A device for recovering the kinetic energy relating to the vertical motion of a vehicle suspension relative to the frame of the vehicle when the vehicle is traveling on a roadway, the device comprising: energy conversion means for converting the energy relating to the vertical motion of the vehicle frame relative to the vehicle suspension to a form of energy which can be stored on the vehicle for later use in powering vehicle systems. Road vehicles can expend a significant amount of energy in undesirable vertical motions that are induced by road bumps and much of that is dissipated in conventional shock absorbers as they dampen the vertical motions. This project aimed at determining the effectiveness of efficiently transforming that energy into electrical power by using optimally designed regenerative electromechanical system. In turn, the electrical power can be used to recharge batteries or other efficient energy storage devices rather than be dissipated. This stored electrical energy can be retrieved whenever necessary.