This paper considers a new switched reluctance motor (SRM) structure aiming at high starting torque with low volume. For some applications such as EVs (Electrical Vehicles), the motor volume and starting torque is a critical point in its design. In many methods, reducing the motor volume causes reduction in starting torque and decreases the motor efficiency. Unlike conventional SRMs, the rotor ...

This paper presents the design, and simulation of a soft switched boost converter for a switched reluctance motor with a closed loop controller. A soft switching scheme is proposed in the converter with minimum components, which reduces the switching loss and stress across the switch so that the harmonic generation is reduced in the output. The switch used in this converter switched ON at zero ...

The performance of Switched Reluctance (SR) motor drive systems using rotor position transducers has been satisfactory, but the potential of SR drives for providing economical, robust, compact and reliable drive systems which can operate in harsh environments, has made the development of sensorless system desirable. A system which can detect rotor position without a conventional position sensor...

Dynamic behavior analysis of electric motors is required in order to accurately evaluate the performance, energy consumption and pollution level of hybrid electric vehicles. Simulation tools for hybrid electric vehicles are divided into steady state and dynamic models. Tools with steady-state models are useful for system-level analysis whereas tools that utilize dynamic models give in-depth inf...

This paper describes the comparison of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based rotor position estimation techniques for Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) with respect to its execution time in Digital Signal Processor (DSP) TMS320F2812. The various networks of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System ( ANFIS) structures are trained for mapping the nonlinear current-flux...

Abstruct-This paper describes a new and machine-indepenThe SRM is usually voltage controlled or current controlled. dent method to minimize the energy consumption of a speed controlled Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM). The control strategy is to vary the duty cycle of the applied dc voltage in order to obtain the desired speed quickly and when operating in steadystate vary the turn-on angle (ao,...

A kind of cells cascaded multilevel converter of switched reluctance motor was proposed, which can be made up of low voltage power electronic devices and can be applied to drive high voltage switched reluctance motor. Based on introducing the main circuit topology, the operating modes and the voltage superposition law of proposed converter, the control strategy for the switched reluctance drive...

Article history: Received: 4.7.2015. Received in revised form: 9.1.2016. Accepted: 29.1.2016. This paper presents a design of a distributed switched reluctance motor for an integrated motorfan system. Unlike a conventional compact motor structure, the rotor is distributed into the ends of the impeller blades. This distributed structure of motor makes more space for airflow to pass through so th...