Experimental Research on Regenerative Braking of Wheel-Hub Motor

The factors affecting regenerative braking performance of brushless DC motor(BLDCM) were analyzed by means of bench test and road test .the BLDCM was used as drive motor in a four –wheel-independent-drive EV. The relation between PWM duty and motor rotation speed, charging current and voltage were determined by test, which can benefit design of control strategy of regenerative braking for electric motor and help to improve energy efficiency.