摘要 |
An electric vehicle 100 comprises four wheels having in-wheel electric motors 101 that provide mechanical drive and regenerative brake torque to a respective wheel, a battery 120, and a vehicle controller 150 coupled a master cylinder assembly 140 operated by a brake pedal 130. During regenerative braking, if the battery 120 cannot receive all of the current produced by the rear motors the controller 150 controls the front motors to consume this current to generate mechanical drive power. To counteract this drive power the controller 150 increases a braking torque generated by friction brakes located at the front of the vehicle 100 so as to dissipate energy resulting from the drive power produced by the front motors. The friction brakes are arranged to provide addition braking torque if the torque demand cannot be handled by the regenerative braking torque capabilities of the electric motors. |