REGENERATIVE BRAKING IN DIESEL-POWERED URBAN BUSES

This paper presents the results of a study on a pneumatic energy storage system for on-vehicle applications. These are: (1) The 4-stroke diesel engine can be adapted to perform the additional functions of compressor and expander. With the exception of the storage tank, the regenerative braking is accomplished without further increase in weight and cost of the vehicle. (2) The number of miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed in High Performance Urban Route Cycle by a heavy urban bus or by a light school bus are increased by a factor of about three. Similar savings of fuel can be expected for a taxi. (3) The reduction in emissions is expected to equal or exceed the reduction in fuel consumption.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the SAE Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition Dearborn, Michigan, December 3-6, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Slutsky, S
  • Levi, E
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Buses; Diesel engines; Energy storage systems; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Pneumatic equipment; Regenerative braking; School buses
• Old TRIS Terms: Exhaust emission control; Pneumatic systems
• Subject Areas: Energy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399062
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 841690, HS-038 583
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM