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Originally Posted by Gulah
So why not just make the regenerative braking available? Sorry, but I don't understand why not do it, if it is so simple?
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Its not simple to do for multiple reasons. Number 1 reason being series wound motors cannot simply be used for regenerative brakes. Number 2 would be that it requires a totally different power stage that has 4x the amount of high current switching devices. It is not a cost effective controller to produce to be used in such few applications. I am using a series wound Warp11HV in my Corvette with a transmission. Because of this, I do not need to reverse the motor. The regenerative braking would be nice to absorbe a little bit of energy, but When I get time, i will finish my regeneration controller for adding a large truck alternator to the tail shaft to act as a brake. But that wont be till the car is done in the first place.
-Adam