• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.63 no.7
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• pp.903-909
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• 2014

As a direct drive type washing machine requires two operating modes, washing and spinning modes, a design of the motor with high efficiency in each mode is not applicable to a conventional procedure. To achieve the requirements, a multi-pole outer rotor type switched reluctance motors are considered. To select a suitable motor type for the application, a static toque is compared based on the FEM analysis. The selected type is obtained for high and wide toque than other types of the motor. Further, the pole shape and arc are optimized to meet the required torque and torque ripple. To verify the proposed structure, the prototype is designed and manufactured. And the simulation and experimental results verify the validity of the proposed structure.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• summer
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• pp.866-868
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• 2004

The flux-reversal machine(FRM) is a new brushless doubly-salient permanent-magnet machine combining the advantages of the switched-reluctance machine(SRM) and the permanent-magnet machine(PMM) into one machine. FRM has a naturally low inductance, therefore, a low electrical time constant. This feature, combined with its simple construction and low rotor inertia appear to make the FRM attractive as a low-cost high-speed machine. For high-speed applications, two alternative commutation strategies are studied, one using the phase commutation advancing technique and another using the conducting pulse-width control. This paper describes the techniques and reports the corresponding simulated and experimented performance

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.348-352
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• 2016

This paper addresses the efficient improvement of the Switched Reluctance Motor(SRM) by the proper voltage excitation. In the case of loads with large operational motor-speed differences such as washing machine, an SRM system driven by a constant DC-link voltage is not useful for improving the efficiency. To reduce the effect of the excess DC-link voltage, AC-DC control converter that uses a silicon controlled rectifier instead of diode rectifier is employed in the SRM driver system. AC-DC control converter supplies a proper link voltage for low-speed operation. The experimental results demonstrated that the efficiency of the system was improved at low speeds.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.37-44
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• 2011

In this paper, a four-phase 8/6-pole 4-kW SR motor drive model is presented. Based on experimental data, the model allows an accurate simulation of a drive in dynamic operation. Simulations are performed and a laboratory type set-up is built based on a TI TMS320F2812 platform to experimentally verify the theoretical results obtained for a SR motor. To reduce acoustic noise and to correct the power factor of this drive, a two-stage power converter is proposed that uses a current source rectifier (CSR) as the input stage for the asymmetrical converter of the studied SRM. Employing the space-vector modulation (SVM) method in matrix converters, the CSR switching allows the dc link's capacitors to be eliminated and the power factor of the SRM drive to be improved. As the electrical motive force (emf) is directly proportional to the rotor speed, the input voltage to the machine can be programmed to be a function of the speed with the modulation index of the CSR, leading to a reduction in the acoustic noise of the SRM drive. Simulation of the whole SRM drive system is performed using MATLAB-Simulink. The results fully comply with the required conditions such as power factor correction with an improvement in the THD.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2016

In this study, two types of switched reluctance motors (SRMs) with segmental rotors are presented in detail. The first is a 6/5 segmental rotor type, whereas the second is a 12/8 segmental rotor type. Both motor types have the same stator, rotor, and winding configurations. The stator is constructed with special stator poles, namely, exclusively designed exciting and auxiliary poles. The rotor is constructed from a series of discrete segments, each of which is embedded into the nonmagnetic isolator. The windings are only wound on the exciting poles, and no winding is wound on the auxiliary poles. Given these configurations, short flux paths and high flux-linkage utilization rate are achieved in the proposed motors, which may reduce the magnetomotive force requirement and increase the electrical utilization of a machine. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed motors, their characteristics, such as magnetic flux distribution, flux-linkage, torque, radial force, and efficiency, are analyzed and compared with those of a conventional 12/8 SRM. Meanwhile, two prototypes, one for each proposed segmental rotor type, are also designed and manufactured. Finally, the validity of the proposed motors is further verified by test results.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.10b
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• pp.36-38
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• 2003

This paper shows a characteristics analysis of Switched Reluctance Motor(SRM) for design optimization. The static and dynamic characteristics are analysised by simulation case of 6/4 and 12/8pole machine. The torque, efficiency and acoustic noise are tested to compare drive performances.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.963-964
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 세탁기용 DD모터로 사용되고 있는 BLDC를 대신하여 외전형 Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) 타입으로 세탁기의 부하에 따라 저속/고토크인 세탁모드, 고속/저토크인 탈수모드의 특징에 만족시키는 전동기를 설계한다. 이와 같은 특징을 고려하여 외전형 SRM의 극 조합을 12/8, 18/12, 30/20, 36/24에 대해 설계하고 FEM을 통해서 특성을 해석한다. 이 중 세탁기용 전동기에 알맞은 구조를 선정하고자한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2004.07a
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• pp.182-185
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• 2004

This paper shows a characteristics analysis of Switched Reluctance Motor(SRM) for design optimization. The static and dynamic characteristics are analyzed by simulation case of 6/4 and 12/8 pole machine. The torque, efficiency and acoustic noise are tested to compare drive performances.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1993.07b
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• pp.1030-1034
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• 1993

A converter topology which is capable of four-quadrant(motoring and generation) operation is proposed for the variable speed constant frequency(hereafter referred as VSCF) power conversion scheme. The new converter topology for the VSCF power conversion scheme is made of two functional stages. One is converting stage which consists of six switches and six diodes and it interfaces a three-phase 60Hz at supply and a single-phase variable-frequency ac source. The other is the commutating stage though which each phase-winding is energized.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.766_767
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• 2009

Generally, the Doubly Salient Machine such as Switched Reluctance Motor doesn't have Permanent Magnet, it sometimes adopts permanent magnet or DC filed winding for high efficiency or adjustable speed control. In this paper, adjustable speed range is compared for Doubly Salient Permanent Magnet Machine (DSPM), Brushless Doubly Fed Doubly Salient Machine (BDFDS) and Hybrid Excited Doubly Salient Machine (HEDS). Especially, air-gap flux density to the DC field current is shown and the operating speed as the field-weakening is estimated.