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Usually, when you break, your speed gets turned into heat on your break pads. This is waste. With regenerative breaking when you hit the breaks and your unwanted momentum gets converted into electricity.

It works best for electric cars, but you could transfer the energy into a flywheel and use in traditional petrol cars too.

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What is regenrative repeater?

A: Signal travel in a line of sight on mountains there are repeater to by pass the mountain to the next town, A regenerative repeaters will restore this signal before it send it out again


Why use resistor grids in DC motors?

resistor grids were used in DC MOTORS during dynamic braking. in this method of braking a resistance ( variable) is connected across armature winding so as to dissipiate the energy. the energy thus dissipiated is used for braking of motors.


Does the Prius use regenerative breaking?

Yes. Energy generated during regenerative braking recharges the traction battery and is later used to power the car. The Prius also has friction brakes (disk/drum), which are used at very low speeds or for hard braking. And it's braking, not breaking.


What is better to brake a motor control braking or dynamic braking?

There are three type of electrical brakes that can be applied to motors. Regenerative Plugging in Dynamic "control braking" does not mean a correct description. Dynamic braking is better.


What is meant by braking in dc motor?

Braking in a DC motor refers to methods used to reduce its speed or bring it to a stop. Common braking techniques include dynamic braking, where the motor is switched to operate as a generator, using the generated voltage to create a counter torque; and regenerative braking, which feeds the generated power back into the supply system. Another method is mechanical braking, which physically slows the motor down. Effective braking is essential for controlling motion in applications like electric vehicles and industrial machinery.

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