Here are some of the factors that can affect the energy recovery efficiency of a tram:
Vehicle hardware design
①Motor performance: As a key component of energy recovery, the power and torque characteristics of the motor directly affect the energy recovery efficiency. High-performance motors enable efficient energy conversion over a wider range of speeds and load conditions, converting kinetic energy during vehicle braking or deceleration into electrical energy and storing it more efficiently.
② Battery characteristics: battery capacity, charge and discharge efficiency, internal resistance and other parameters are crucial to energy recovery efficiency. Larger capacity batteries can hold more recovered energy, and lower internal resistance can reduce the loss of energy in the process of charging into the battery, improving the actual utilization of energy recovery.
③Braking system: The design of the braking system of the tram affects the effect of energy recovery. Some advanced braking systems can precisely coordinate the ratio of mechanical braking and electric braking, and maximize the use of electric braking to recover energy while ensuring brake safety and comfort.
Vehicle operating state
①Speed: Speed is one of the important factors affecting energy recovery efficiency. Generally speaking, a higher speed means that the vehicle has more kinetic energy and is able to recover more energy when slowing down or braking. However, when the speed is too high, the energy recovery efficiency may be affected due to the power limitations of the motor and battery.
②Load: The load of the vehicle will also have an impact on the energy recovery efficiency. When the total mass of the vehicle is increased at full load, the kinetic energy is correspondingly increased, and more energy can be recovered when decelerating or braking. However, a heavy load may result in a longer braking distance for the vehicle, requiring greater braking force, which may increase the proportion of mechanical braking involved, thereby reducing energy recovery efficiency.
③ Acceleration and deceleration frequency: Frequent acceleration and deceleration will make the vehicle's energy recovery system work more frequently, thus affecting its overall efficiency. Too frequent operation may cause the working state of the motor and battery to be unstable, increasing the loss during energy conversion and storage.
Environmental factor
① Temperature: Extreme temperature conditions, whether high or low, will adversely affect the energy recovery efficiency of the tram. In the low temperature environment, the chemical reaction rate of the battery slows down, the charge and discharge efficiency decreases, and the internal resistance increases, resulting in the decrease of energy recovery efficiency. High temperatures may affect the heat dissipation performance of the battery and motor, increase energy loss, and may also accelerate the aging of the battery, reducing its long-term energy recovery capacity.
②Road conditions: Different road conditions also have a significant impact on energy recovery efficiency. When driving on a flat road, the vehicle's deceleration and braking are relatively smooth, and the energy recovery system can work more efficiently. When driving on rugged or steep roads, the kinetic energy of the vehicle is more complex, and the energy recovery system needs to constantly adjust the working state, which may lead to the reduction of energy recovery efficiency.
③Wind speed: Wind direction and wind speed also have a certain impact on the energy recovery efficiency of the tram. When driving against the wind, the vehicle needs to overcome greater air resistance, the kinetic energy changes more during acceleration and deceleration, and the energy recovery system can recover relatively more energy. When driving downwind, the air resistance of the vehicle is reduced, the kinetic energy changes relatively little, and the energy recovery efficiency may be reduced.