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Re: cash2go post# 8

Tuesday, 07/29/2008 11:34:07 PM

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:34:07 PM

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Regenerative brake

A regenerative brake is a mechanism that reduces vehicle speed by converting some of its kinetic energy into another useful form of energy. This captured energy is then stored for future use or fed back into a power system for use by other vehicles.

For example, electrical regenerative brakes in electric railway vehicles feed the generated electricity back into the supply system. In battery electric and hybrid electric vehicles, the energy is stored in a battery or bank of capacitors for later use. Other forms of energy storage which may be used include compressed air and flywheels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_brake

I'm just learning the basics about this one