Intro; Table of Contents; Introduction; Friction and Regenerative Braking; Motorsport and Newton's Second Law; Recovery of Kinetic Energy; Flybrid Mechanical KERS; The Dyson Lola LMP1 Car with Flybrid KERS; The Audi R18 e-tron Quattro Le Mans; Overview of Four Papers on KERS and F1 Racing; Papers; Optimization of Hybrid Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) for Different Racing Circuits; Mechanical Hybrid System Comprising a Flywheel and CVT for Motorsport and Mainstream Automotive Applications; High power density motor for racing use; KERS Braking for 2014 F1 Cars; About the Editor
Summary
A kinetic energy recover system (KERS) captures the kinetic energy that results when brakes are applied to a moving vehicle. The recovered energy can be stored in a flywheel or battery and used later, to help boost acceleration. KERS helps transfer what was formerly wasted energy into useful energy. In 2009, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) began allowing KERS to be used in Formula One (F1) competition. Still considered experimental, this technology is undergoing development in the racing world but has yet to become mainstream for production vehicles. The Introduction of thi
