Development of a new two phase sub-kw switched reluctance drive / Mokhtar Abd. Ghani

Switch reluctance motor (SRM) is now widely recognised as an important class of machine, offering the potential for variable-speed drive system that are competetive to other motor drive system. The simplicity of construction and use of minimum number of switching devices in the drive circuit are two important factors in its favour. The main concern of this project is to construct and test the SRM that designed by project advisor. The in house assemble has given a valuable practical experienced in fully assembly of the SRM. One must understand the basic operation of the SRM in a way to construct a good machine. Several test has taken place to evaluate the SRM characteristics and performance. The ac test was done to determined the flux-linkage/current characteristic while the dc test shows the SRM is capable to operate at higher speed with a very low exciting current.