Energy recovery system, especially for a vehicle, comprising: - at least one
energy source (12) for converting
kinetic energy into electrical energy, - at least one
energy storage device (14), - at least one energy
consumer (18), - a
control unit (22) for selectively connecting the at least one
energy source (12) with the at least one
energy storage device (14) or the at least one energy
consumer (18), wherein the at least one
energy source (12) comprises at least one of the following systems: - a drive
system of an
electric vehicle with at least one traction
electric motor, - a
power steering system of a vehicle with at least one electric steering motor - a roll stabilization system of a vehicle with at least one stabilizing
electric motor, wherein the
control unit (22) is configured to connect the at least one energy source (12) to the at least one energy
consumer (18) when the at least one energy source (12) is in a
critical energy generation operating state that overloads the at least one
energy storage device (14), and to connect the at least one energy source (12) to the at least one energy storage device (14) when the at least one energy source (12) is in a non-
critical energy generation operating state that does not overload the at least one energy storage device (14), characterized by that at least one energy storage device (14) is a
capacitor energy storage device (14), that the
critical energy generation operating condition exists when at least one energy source (12) is in an intensive
recovery operating condition, and that at least one energy source (12) is in the intensive
recovery operating state if at least one of the following conditions is met: - the at least one energy source (12) comprises the at least one traction
electric motor and a deceleration of the vehicle is above a threshold deceleration, - the at least one energy source (12) comprises the at least one steering electric motor and the extent of the steering interventions carried out to maintain a steering state is above a threshold extent and / or the frequency of the steering interventions carried out to maintain a steering state is above a threshold frequency, - the at least one energy source (12) comprises the at least one stabilizing electric motor and the extent of the roll control interventions carried out to maintain a roll state is above a threshold extent and / or the frequency of the roll control interventions carried out to maintain a roll state is above a threshold frequency.