Patent ID: 6116704
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
A regenerative braking apparatus for a battery operated vehicle with a battery as a power source, which controls the regeneration direction at the time of regenerative braking of two propulsion motors respectively provided for two front wheels, for individually driving the front wheels, said apparatus comprising:rotation direction detection devices for detecting the rotation directions of respective axles of said two front wheels;a current direction judgment section for judging respective field current directions of said two propulsion motors based on an output from said rotation direction detection devices; anda current direction control section for controlling the field current directions of said propulsion motors based on an output from said current direction judgment section;wherein said rotation direction detection devices are provided for each axle of said two front wheels, and the field current directions of said propulsion motors are controlled based on the output from these rotation direction detection devices.