Mazda has under the name i-Eloop is a system developed in which the braking energy is temporarily in a capacitor is stored and almost instantly being re-used. According to the car manufacturer, this may be the fuel consumption by up to 10 per cent.
Applying a regenerative braking is not new; almost every hybrid or electric car may be the braking energy recovering by to use this to charging a battery. Mazda wants its i-Eloop, which stands for Intelligent Energy Loop, go apply to normal petrol cars. The braking energy is not to have a battery sent, but after by an alternator to be converted into energy stored in a capacitor.
A capacitor unlike a battery very quickly be charged and discharged. In addition, the service life is significantly longer. Mazda wants the collected braking energy from the capacitor via a 12V inverter to the electrical system of the car to conduct. This electricity can be used temporarily for all kinds of electronics, such as audio or climate control, which the fuel engine is relieved.
Mazda claims that the fuel consumption of a vehicle with i-Eloop is equipped during a stadsrit with approximately 10 percent can be reduced. The first models of Mazda which are equipped with the fuel-saving system would be next year on the market.
