dynamic braking
English
Noun
dynamic braking (uncountable)
- (rail transport) Braking by the use of an electric traction motor as a generator when slowing a vehicle such as an electric or diesel-electric locomotive.
- 1960 April, “English Electric diesels for the Sudan Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 218:
- The traction motors serve as generators when dynamic braking is used, the generated output being dissipated in fan-cooled resistance banks mounted in a removable roof section. The degree of dynamic braking is under the control of the driver.