Kinetic Energy Recovery System
From Open Source Ecology
Basics
- Often Abbreviated as KERS
- Essentially Regenerative Breaking but mechanical instead of electrical
- Done in Formula 1 Cars Mainly
- Can be done in bikes/human propelled vehicles
- Can be hydraulic, pnuematic, or flywheel based
- Flywheel methods use Clutchs to connect it when it is in the "store" state, and use a gear ratio to swap between charge and use cycles
- Hydraulic works well with large vehicles (very useful for stop and go vehicles like curbside collection)
Use in Human Powered Vehicles
Mechanical
Hydraulic
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- FES a similar concept but for electrical energy storage
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