Implementation of a Novel Soft-switching Inverter for Switched Reluctance Motor Drives

The purpose of this thesis is to design, develop, implement and test a novel soft-switching inverter topology suitable for switched reluctance motor drives. Present research being done in the field of switched reluctance motor drive inverters, including soft-switching inverters, is discussed. The novel topology is presented and the principle of operation is described in detail. The validity of the topology is verified through simulation. The various components of the system are designed and the hardware implementation is presented. Experiments carried out to verify the operation of this inverter are explained. Results are presented and comparison is made between hard switching and soft switching inverter topologies. Conclusions are drawn regarding the effectiveness of the proposed topology. Francisco Canales and Sundar Sankaran for giving me valuable suggestions during various stages of my thesis and helping me finish my research on time. all the other people at CPES made my stay at CPES a memorable one. Finally, I wouldn't have been in this position if I hadn't had the support and best wishes from my family, especially my parents. I owe everything to them.