Energy Efficiency Enhancement of Electrical Vehicles

Anand M. Sharan, Mohammad Zamanlou

Resistance braking; Dynamic braking; Regenerative braking; Electric Vehicles

This work presents energy recovery in electrical form that is supplied by the batteries of the electric vehicles. In these vehicles, the batteries do not hold as much charge in the winter or cold months, thereby reducing the distance traveled per charge. This paper provides a method using a microcontroller to generate heat and regenerating the electrical charge in a blended form. The Musettes are controlled in such a way to blend the two processes – regenerating the charge and heating in an optimal manner depending upon the requirement.