Spine Fit

It is necessary to know that regenerative brakes were designed with
the intention to improve the range of electrically powered vehicles by
providing a facility to regain some energy which can be stored. The
concept behind this invention is that, a motor can function as a
generator too provided the right facilities are present. Similarly
even in a vehicle, the traction motor is generally manipulated to also
function as a generator when the brakes are applied. Manufacturers
such as Bosch have developed a system where in the energy generated
while the traction motor is operated by the armature while braking, is
stored in a rechargeable battery to be looped back into the main power
supply. This is unlike dynamic baking systems where the generated
energy is dissipated as heat by using resistors instead of
rechargeable batteries.

In spite of the many advantages of this system, is has many drawbacks
too. In many cases these have prevented it from successfully replacing
the conventional brakes in all vehicles. Firstly, These brakes do not
operate as effectively at slow speeds, therefore they cannot be used
to stop the vehicle moving at a slow speed. Secondly, in cases of
emergency and environmental situations such as rain, the conventional
brakes based on the frictional force need to be applied. For all these
reasons, these innovative systems are currently being used along with
the conventional systems.