FORMULAS TO SOLVE TUTORIAL SHEET-X Switched Reluctance Motor and Stepper Motors Switched reluctance Motors:

Abs(S-r)

Inductance

Lmax

Lmin
Angle in degrees

min (S,r) (360/Nr)-(s+r) (360/Nr)

min (S,r)

Detailed Inductance profile of a switched reluctance motor In above profile, Lmax and Lmin are the aligned and unaligned inductances respectively. Procedure for solving the problem: For the given values of stator pole arc (s) are rotor pole arc (r) draw the inductance profile as shown in the above diagram. The rising edge or falling edge portion is for a period of minimum of (s, r). The portion of aligned inductance is for a period of absolute value of s-r. The portion of unaligned inductance is for a period of

In the question itll be specified as to at what position the torque is to be found out. Itll be given as Find the instantaneous torque before x degrees of the aligned position. Identify this point on the profile. If the point of operation is on the rising edge, the torque is positive. If the point of operation is on the falling edge, the torque is negative. If the point of operation is on the unaligned zone, the torque is zero.

The expression for torque developed is T STEPPER MOTORS

No of stator poles No of rotor poles No of stator phases*2 360 Step angle * No of stator phases

1 2 dL I 2 d

( Lmax Lmin ) 1 2 I 2 min( s , r ) in radians

Step Size

360 rotor teeth * No of stacks 360 No of steps per revolution step size
360 No of rotor teeth 360 No of rotor teeth * No of stacks

Tooth Pitch Step Size

Design of a stepper motor: Let be the step angle, S be the no.of steps per revolution Ns and Nr be the no.of stator and rotor tooth respectively. Then

Choose values of m i.e. the no.of phases such that Ns and Nr are integers. Note: For a single stack variable reluctance stepper motor, the no of phases (m) should be always greater than or equal to 3. It cannot be a value less than 3. However, for permanent magnet and hybrid stepper motors any value of m giving integer values of Ns and Nr is possible. Choose feasible values of m, Ns and Nr and that would be the answer.