Switched Reluctance Motor
Application ID: 28011
Switched reluctance motors work on the principle of reluctance torque. The stator and rotor will interact to minimize the reluctance for the flux path. This application simulates the behavior of the motor when the stator winding is excited with a step voltage and when the rotor is at a standstill. The magnetic core has a non-linear B-H relationship. Current drawn by the stator winding, torque acting on the rotor, and magnetic field distribution are calculated. The results are compared against the experimental results published at http://www.compumag.org/jsite/team.html (Problem 24) and show good agreement.
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