Abstract
The automotive industry has for some years considered hydraulic regeneration systems for use in hybrid vehicles; combining the concurrent use of an internal combustion engine and a hydraulic system to reduce fuel consumption and increase performance. To achieve this, the kinetic energy of the vehicle is transformed and stored as hydraulic potential energy in hydraulic accumulators, which use pressurised nitrogen to store the hydraulic potential energy. This transformation, storage and utilization of kinetic energy in vehicles is termed regenerative braking...
M.Ing. (Mechanical Engineering Technology)