Device and method for regulating an energy recovery in a pedal-driven vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsKlaus Voigtlaender, Lars von Jakubowski
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Abstract
A method for regulating an energy recovery in a pedal-driven vehicle having a crank drive, an electric auxiliary drive and a rechargeable energy source includes: detecting a direction of rotation of the crank drive, and recovery of energy and storage of energy in the energy source when the direction of rotation of the crank drive is directed backward.
Claims11
1-10. (canceled)
A method for controlling energy recovery in a pedal-operated vehicle having a crank drive configured to be selectively rotated in forward direction and backward direction, an electric auxiliary drive connected to the crank drive, and a rechargeable energy source connected to the auxiliary drive, the method comprising:
- detecting a direction of rotation of the crank drive;
- and
- recovering energy from the auxiliary drive and storing the recovered energy in the energy source when the direction of rotation of the crank drive is directed backward.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a crank drive configured to be selectively rotated in forward direction and backward direction;
- an electric auxiliary drive connected to the crank drive;
- a sensor detecting the direction of rotation of the crank drive;
- and
- a control unit configured to operate the electric auxiliary drive in energy recovery mode when the sensor detects a backward rotation of the crank drive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.