Patent ID: 8449049
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An electric braking system for a road vehicle that includes at least two wheels, each wheel being connected for rotation to a respective rotary electric machine, the electric braking system comprising: first and second sub-systems connected to a central electric line of the vehicle, the first sub-system controlling braking in a first subset of the at least two wheels, and the second sub-system controlling braking in a second subset of the at least two wheels, the second subset being different from the first subset, wherein the first sub-system includes: wherein the second sub-system includes: wherein the central electric line is arranged such that: wherein a capacity of the first dissipation device is sufficient to process both the electric produced by the first sub-system and the electric power produced by the second sub-system to allow the electric braking system to retain full braking ability, and wherein a capacity of the second dissipation device is sufficient to process both the electric power produced by the first sub-system and the electric power produced by the second sub-system to allow the electric braking system to retain full braking ability.