US Patent 7798267 Motor vehicle comprising a recuperation generator

Disclosed is a motor vehicle comprising a generator and at least one capacitor in which recuperation power generated in a thrust phase by the generator that can be operated as a recuperator can be stored. The excitation current (IErr) that limits the power of the generator (3) can be varied in the excitation circuit of the generator (3) in accordance with at least one vehicle-specific operational parameter and/or the actual charge of the capacitor (10).