Making the case for applications of switched reluctance motor technology in automotive products Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Switched reluctance machines (SRM) offer attractive attributes for automotive applications. These include robustness to harsh operational conditions, rugged structure, fault resilient performance, and a wide range of speed. The main debate over the adequacy of switched reluctance drives in automotive applications has often focused on efficiency and position sensorless control over the entire speed range, adaptation of control algorithms in the presence of parameter variations, and high levels of acoustic noise and vibration. The present paper demonstrates three key technologies developed over the past few years that have resulted in tangible improvements in the performance of SRM/generators (SRM/G) as related to the above areas of interest. This paper intends to illustrate the new possibilities and remaining challenges in applications of SRM in automotive industry. The proposed technologies have been validated by simulation and experimental results. 2006 IEEE.

published proceedings

  • IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Krishnamurthy, M., Edrington, C. S., Emadi, A., Asadi, P., Ehsani, M., & Fahimi, B.

citation count

  • 204

complete list of authors

  • Krishnamurthy, Mahesh||Edrington, Chris S||Emadi, Ali||Asadi, Peyman||Ehsani, Mehrdad||Fahimi, Babak

publication date

  • May 2006