Excess power dissipation for throttle loss recovery systems

A vehicle system comprising:

• a turbine assembly upstream of a throttle to generate electrical energy at an output in response to an input fluid flow influenced by an orientation of the throttle;
• a vehicle electrical system coupled to the output of the turbine assembly, the vehicle electrical system including an energy storage element and a vehicle electrical component;
• and
• a control module coupled to the vehicle electrical system to identify an excess energy condition and automatically activate the vehicle electrical component to dissipate at least a portion of the electrical energy generated by the turbine assembly in response to the excess energy condition.

A method of managing electrical energy generated by a turbine assembly upstream of a throttle, the turbine assembly generating the electrical energy in response to a fluid flow influenced by an orientation of the throttle, the method comprising:

• operating a vehicle electrical system coupled to the turbine assembly to deliver the electrical energy to an energy storage element;
• in response to an excess energy condition, operating the vehicle electrical system to dissipate at least a portion of the electrical energy using a vehicle electrical component;
• and
• thereafter, operating the vehicle electrical system to deliver the electrical energy to the energy storage element in response to an absence of the excess energy condition.