regenerative braking

English

Noun

regenerative braking (uncountable)

  1. (rail transport, electrical engineering) A form of braking used on some electric trains in conjunction with the main braking system, where kinetic energy from braking is converted into electricity and fed back into the power supply by using the traction motors as generators.
    • 1962 December, “Constant-speed electric multiple-units in Japan”, in Modern Railways, page 404:
      Regenerative braking, whereby the car's kinetic energy is fed back to the supply line, has recently been introduced on the Kei-Han-Shin Kyuko Railway's commuter services feeding Osaka, instead of resistor braking, and on 52 lightweight cars built in 1960 and 1961 advantage has been taken of this feature to install constant speed controls.
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