Patent ID: 6908162
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle regenerative braking apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by an engine and performing vehicle braking by generation of regenerative power during vehicle braking; a battery charged by the regenerative power; a plurality of electrical loads, wherein the loads are supplied power by the generator and the battery; and a load apparatus controlling the electrical loads, wherein the load control apparatus performs one of calculation and detection of a generation of excess power, wherein the excess power is the regenerative power that exceeds a battery-absorbable maximum charge amount, and the load control apparatus determines an excess power consumption load from the plurality of electrical loads to have excess power absorbed according to one of a calculated value and a detected value of the excess power and the excess power absorption capability of the electrical loads before or after generation of the excess power, and activating the excess power consumption load corresponding to the size of the excess power when generation of the excess power has been one of calculated and detected.