Obtaining the magnetic characteristics of an 8/6 switched reluctance machine: From FEM analysis to the experimental tests

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1635-1643

  Parreira, Baltazar ^a   Rafael, Silviano ^b   Pires, A J ^b   Costa Branco, P J ^b,c  

^a ESA

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Finite element method (FEM); Modeling; Switched reluctance motor (SRM)

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDUCTANCE; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTORS (WINDINGS); TORQUE;

FLUX LINKAGE; MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTICS; ROTOR POSITION; SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR (SRM);

RELUCTANCE MOTORS;

EID: 29244450174     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2005.858709     Document Type: Article

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