DESIGN OF A SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Switched reluctance motors (SRMs) have recently been gaining attention as contenders in the drives industry. The recent advances in power electronics technology have made SRMs an attractive candidate for electric vehicle (EV) applications. This paper presents the design of a low power, 3-phase SRM that will be used to verify the design procedure and process for an EV application. A 2D model of the SRM is created using the results obtained from the design calculation. Finite element analysis (FEA) shows the expected characteristics of the designed SRM. The designed SRM is constructed and results from FEA match the performance of the experimental motor. The design procedure and FEA is then used to predict the performance of a 4-phase, 22kW SRM designed for an EV