Hello Sir/Madam my name is Mani,i am doing final year mechanical engineering,i have heard about “KINETIC ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM IN BICYCLE”.I need the specific picture and construction details of the fly wheel.
Hello Sir/Madam my name is sachin,I am doing final year mechanical engineering,i have heard about “KINETIC ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM IN BICYCLE”.I need the specific picture and construction details of the fly wheel.
The kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) is a technology used in formula-1 cars to recover the energy lost in the braking of the car and thus provide momentum to the movement of the vehicle. The same concept ie regenerative braking can be applied on a bicycle using a steering wheel that will be mounted between the bike frames, the steering wheel can store the braking energy by turning and this energy can be returned to the system which will reduce the power of Pedaling Necessary to drive the bicycle. This flywheel energy storage system (FES) uses a flywheel with adequate clutch mechanism along with pinion and chains. In addition this project concludes on the efficiency and the pedaling power in the bicycle of the steering wheel. Key words: Kinetic energy recovery system, regenerative braking, steering wheel.
KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) is a type of regenerative braking concept that is mainly used in formula-1 cars for the purpose of accelerating speed. The energy that is applied for the braking purpose of a vehicle is usually wasted; However, this energy can be saved and used effectively when needed. Generally, when the brakes are applied, braking energy is converted to heat being lost, however, in this scenario, when brakes are applied, power is passed to engines that are mounted on the front wheels. The engines in this stage act as a generator that converts the mechanical energy into electric which is then passed to the arrangement of the engines / steering wheel which results in the rotation of the steering wheel. This rotational energy as required can be restored by means of motors to the wheels thus providing the necessary boost in speed. This principle can be successfully implemented in a passive system such as a bicycle to serve the purpose of reducing the pedaling power using a steering wheel and a mechanism for coupling and disengaging the same.