Web-based Flywheel Battery Control System with Regenerative Braking

Conference: Recent Trends in Information Processing, Computing, Electrical and Electronics
Author(s): Umesh M, Joshua Freeman, Balakrishnan Shankar, Krishnashree Achuthan Year: 2017
Grenze ID: 02.IPCEE.2017.1.3_1 Page: 384-391

Abstract

This paper describes the framework and methodology behind the construction of a web-based flywheel battery\ncontrol system. This remotely triggered setup has been created to enable mechanical engineering students to understand the\nprinciples of regenerative braking by means of a flywheel battery as a laboratory experiment supplementing their regular\ncourse work. Students can remotely control and monitor adding energy to and extracting energy from the rapidly rotating\nflywheel using an AC motor and a bi-directional AC motor controller, with regenerative braking capability. This work\ndemonstrates the important concept of recovering mechanical energy through regenerative braking, such as those used in\nelectric vehicles. The experiment is hosted online, making it freely accessible for universities and students around the world.

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