REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM

ABSTRACT
Regenerative Braking System is the way of slowing vehicle by using the motors as
brakes. Instead of the surplus energy of the vehicle being wasted as unwanted heat, the
motors act as generators and return some of it to the overhead wires as electricity.
The vehicle is primarily powered from the electrical energy generated from the
generator, which burns gasoline. This energy is stored in a large battery, and used by an
electric motor that provides motive force to the wheels. The regenerative braking taking
place on the vehicle is a way to obtain more efficiency; instead of converting kinetic
energy to thermal energy through frictional braking, the vehicle can convert a good
fraction of its kinetic energy back into charge in the battery, using the same principle as
an alternator.

SIX STROKE ENGINE

ABSTRACT
The increasing demands for low emissions and low fuel consumption in modern
combustion engines requires improved methods for combustion process. The Beare Head
is a new type of six-stroke engine head design known as the Beare Head after its
designer, Malcolm Beare. The Beare Head uses a piston and ports very much like a two
stroke engine to replace the overhead valve system that is found in four stroke engines
today. The four-stroke block, piston and crankshaft remain unaltered. This combination of
two stroke and four-stroke technology has given the technology its name the six stroke
engine.
Six Stroke engine, the name itself indicates a cycle of six strokes out of which two
are useful power strokes. According to its mechanical design, the six-stroke engine with
external and internal combustion and double flow is similar to the actual internal
reciprocating combustion engine. However, it differentiates itself entirely, due to its
thermodynamic cycle and a modified cylinder head with two supplementary chambers:
combustion and an air heating chamber, both independent from the cylinder. In this the
cylinder and the combustion chamber are separated which gives more freedom for design
analysis. Several advantages result from this, one very important being the increase in
thermal efficiency.
It consists of two cycles of operations namely external combustion cycle and
internal combustion cycle, each cycle having four events. In addition to the two valves in
the four stroke engine two more valves are incorporated which are operated by a piston
arrangement.
The Six Stroke is thermodynamically more efficient because the change in volume
of the power stroke is greater than the intake stroke and the compression stroke. The main
advantages of six stroke engine includes reduction in fuel consumption by 40%, two
power strokes in the six stroke cycle, dramatic reduction in pollution, adaptability to
multi fuel operation.Six stroke engines adoption by the automobile industry would have
a tremendous impact on the environment and world economy.

I-VTEC ENGINE
Abstract
The most important challenge facing car manufacturers today is to offer vehicles
that deliver excellent fuel efficiency and superb performance while maintaining cleaner
emissions and driving comfort. This paper deals with i-VTEC(intelligent-Variable valve
Timing and lift Electronic Control)engine technology which is one of the advanced
technology in the IC engine. i-VTEC is the new trend in Hondas latest large capacity
four cylinder petrol engine family. The name is derived from intelligent combustion
control technologies that match outstanding fuel economy, cleaner emissions and reduced
weight with high output and greatly improved torque characteristics in all speed range.
The design cleverly combines the highly renowned VTEC system - which varies the
timing and amount of lift of the valves - with Variable Timing Control. VTC is able to
advance and retard inlet valve opening by altering the phasing of the inlet camshaft to
best match the engine load at any given moment. The two systems work in concern under
the close control of the engine management system delivering improved cylinder
charging and combustion efficiency, reduced intake resistance, and improved exhaust gas
recirculation among the benefits. i-VTEC technology offers tremendous flexibility since
it is able to fully maximize engine potential over its complete range of operation. In short
Honda's i-VTEC technology gives us the best in vehicle performance.