A Design Analysis of Suspension Energy Regenerative System Using Dynamo Damping

Abstract

The ordinary vehicle suspension system scatters the mechanical vibration vitality as a considerable amount of waste heat. In recent times the regenerative suspension systems have pulled in much consideration for the augmentation of vibration attenuating performance as well as the reduction of energy dissipation or harvesting the same. The main objective is to fabricate a prototype of Suspension Energy Regeneration System (S.E.R.S.) at a convenient cost for the automobile industry, further conduct the experiments, and analyse the power output. Also, to raise the fuel efficiency of the engine by decreasing the consumption of electrical energy produced by the I.C. engine by harvesting the same energy from S.E.R.S. Thus, reducing the fuel energy wastage and promote sustainable development. The main focus is to evaluate the possibility of using dynamo as a damping module in the Suspension system. The performance analysis was done to observe the differences between the operations of the conventional suspension system and S.E.R.S. After carrying out the necessary study, the simplified design of S.E.R.S. was made and fabricated which was cost-efficient as well as had enough power regeneration to support auxiliary electronic system in vehicles like audio system, headlights, etc.