Regen braking: confirmed!

[George16]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

During my 20 years in the Navy I have seen on a couple of occasions where I generator which normally puts out huge amounts of power was turned into a motor when the electrical power flow was reversed accidently. Due to the circuitry involved within the system it was not supposed to happen, but it did.

The mighty A-gangers did it again .

We lost power to the whole ship during my last deployment due to this. We basically shorted the diesel generator.

Anyway, whatever happens, energy is not lost or destroyed (First Law). However, it is transformed into another form of energy which is basically heat. Now you wonder why motor braking produces a hotter motor compared to mech brakes .