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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2005
Frank Wegner Donnelly, North Vancouver, CA;
John David Watson, Evergreen, CO (US);
Ronald B. Bailey, North East, PA (US);
Andrew C. Tarnow, Cambridge Springs, PA (US);
Frank Wegner Donnelly, North Vancouver, CA;
John David Watson, Evergreen, CO (US);
Ronald B. Bailey, North East, PA (US);
Andrew C. Tarnow, Cambridge Springs, PA (US);
RailPower, LLC, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to regenerative braking methods for a hybrid vehicle such as a hybrid locomotive, which are compatible with optimum management of a large battery pack energy storage system. Four methods for recovering energy from regenerative braking and for transferring this energy to an energy storage systems are disclosed. These methods may also be used with battery operated vehicles.