Track: Environmental Engineering

Abstract

This research aim was to design an electromagnetic suspension and regenerative braking system for power generation. It looks at ways in which the heat dissipated into the environment from the brakes and suspension can be reused by converting it into another form of electrical energy stored in batteries. My research findings indicate how the braking efficiencies vary with a number of factors. These include road geography (slopes), braking velocities and traffic volumes. The results of this research then helped to narrow down which types of road geography would lead to an optimum amount of energy being recovered. Journals of past researches on the topic were reviewed in order to help determine how best to design a system that will integrate regenerative braking and the electromagnetic suspension. Calculations on determining the optimum braking force needed were done which has led to the final chosen concept. This project focused on Electrical Vehicles.