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Re: How Do AC Motors Provide DC Power During Regenerative Braking? |
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Posted by AlM on Wed Apr 29 17:22:05 2026, in response to Re: How Do AC Motors Provide DC Power During Regenerative Braking?, posted by Bill West on Wed Apr 29 16:26:27 2026. Ah, thank you. But I think you raise even more questions.If electric voltage is applied to a motor, it can make wheels move forward and accelerate a train. But if you now divert that power to a grid of resistors, it stops accelerating the train. But it doesn't actively slow the train down, other than by letting air resistance and rolling friction with the tracks do their thing. So how is that any kind of braking? The automobile equivalent would be taking your foot off the gas pedal, but not stepping on the brake. |
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