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Analytical Estimation of Inductance at Aligned and Unaligned Rotor Positions in a Switched Reluctance Motor

스위치드 릴럭턴스 전동기의 회전자 정렬과 비정렬 위치에서의 인덕턴스 예측

  • 이치우 (경성대학교 전기공학과)
  • Received : 2011.10.31
  • Accepted : 2011.11.23
  • Published : 2012.01.01
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Abstract

Flux linkage of phase windings or phase inductance is an important parameter in determining the behavior of a switched reluctance motor (SRM) [1-8]. Therefore, the accurate prediction of inductance at aligned and unaligned rotor positions makes a significant contribution to the design of an SRM and its analytical approach is not straightforward due to nonlinear flux distribution. Although several different approaches using a finite element analysis (FEA) or curve-fitting tool have been employed to compute phase inductance [2-5], they are not suitable for a simple design procedure because the FEA necessitates a large amount of time in both modeling and solving with complexity for every motor design, and the curve-fitting requires the data of flux linkage from either an experimental test or an FEA simulation. In this paper, phase inductance at aligned and unaligned rotor positions is estimated by means of numerical method and magnetic equivalent circuit as well, and the proposed approach is analytically verified in terms of the accuracy of estimated inductance compared to inductance computed by an FEA simulation.

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