Regenerative Braking

I had thought that in the regenerative braking system that applying the brakes maybe caused some mechanism in or around the wheels to generate electricity. But is it less that braking is generating electricity and more that regerating electricity is resulting in braking or faster deceleration? I'm beginning to think "Regenerative Braking" is kind of a misnomer. Maybe "Regenerative Deceleration" is more accurate.

I see now that all generated electricity for the system comes from the MG1 and MG2. Whenever pressure is removed from the accelerator the system starts generating electricity charging the HV battery. My question is, does the braking motion, pushing the brake peddle, have any effect on the charging system? How much, when, and how? Can you be accelerating and have a certain amount of pressure on the brake peddle that activates the MG's to generate power? I guess I need to find more detail on how and what each of the MG's do.

 

So it sounds like you area saying there is a varying amount of power generated depending on the amount of pressure on the brake peddle? I thought I read someone, maybe from Patrick, that the level of charge, the amps produced, by the MG is a constant level. It is either charging or it's not. Maybe I'm confused.

 

I don't think I understand. I haven't seen any regen display on the MFD. Is there a view I haven't seen yet on my 05? How do I get to it. I couldn't find anything about it for the Gen2.

 

What are you using to see the amps output?

 

I have felt different sensations in the braking process but didn't know exactly what they were. It's starting to make more sense now I think. Is there an article or white paper on this somewhere? I haven't been able to locate one yet.

 

Thanks. That helps me better understand the process.

 

Thanks. I thought it was some display of the MFD I hadn't seen yet.

 

No problem. I thought that may be the case but wasn't sure.

 

So, there is a varying amount of electricity generated depending on the level of the peddle within the range of motion. Light peddle application allows a little power generation and further peddle application allows more power generation, also depending on other factors processed by the computer.? So it is possible to maintain speed with the accelerator peddle while generating power with the slightly depressed brake peddle? Not that I think that would be a good practice, just saying, for a better understanding of the capabilities.