ELECTRIC AUXILIARY DRIVE FOR A TRAVELLING DEVICE PRIMARILY DRIVEN, IN PARTICULAR DRAWN OR PUSHED, BY HUMAN OR ANIMAL POWER

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP94/02399 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 10, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 10, 1994 PCT Filed Jul. 21, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/03096 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 2, 1995An auxiliary drive for a travelling device has a boosting effect when the driving power requirements are high and has a regenerative effect when the driving power requirements are low or negative. The auxiliary drive is provided with a measurement device for the primary driving power and with a control that increases or diminishes the generated torque by reducing or increasing the regenerative braking torque when a predetermined primary driving force is exceeded or not reached, respectively. The use of regenerative braking to charge the batteries allows small and relatively light batteries to be used.