ROTARY AND LINEAR

SWITCHED RELUCTANCE
MOTORS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION

ROTARY SRM
CONSTRUCTION

DIAGRAM

OPERATING PRINCIPLE
LINEAR SRM
CONSTRUCTION

DIAGRAM

OPERATING PRINCIPLE
APPLICATIONS OF SRM

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 INTRODUCTION
 The switched reluctance motor (SRM) is a type of stepper
motor, an electric motor that runs by reluctance torque.
 This greatly simplifies mechanical design as power does
not have to be delivered to a moving part, but it
complicates the electrical design as some sort of switching
system needs to be used to deliver power to the different
windings.
 Electronic devices can precisely time switching,
facilitating SRM configurations.

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 ROTARY SRM
CONSTRUCTION - STATOR

 The stator is made up of silicon steel stampings with inward

projected poles.
 The number of poles. The number of poles of the stator can be
either an even number or an odd number.
 Most of the motors available have even number of stator poles
(6 or 8). All these poles carry field coils.
 The field coils of opposite poles are connected in series such
that their mmf‘s are additive and they are called phase
windings.
 Individual coil or a group of coils constitute phase windings.
Each of the phase windings are connected to the terminal of
the motor.
 These terminals are suitably connected to the output terminals
of a power semiconductor switching circuitry, whose input is a
d.c. supply.
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 CONSTRUCTION - ROTOR
 The rotor is also made up of silicon steel stampings with
outward projected poles.
 Number of poles of rotor is different from the number of poles
of the stator.
 In most of the available motors the number of poles of the rotor
is 4 or 6 depending upon the number of stator poles 6 or 8.
 The rotor shaft carries a position sensor. The turning ON and
turning OFF operation of the various devices of the power
semiconductor circuitry are influenced by the signals obtained
from the rotor position sensor.

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 DIAGRAM

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 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

 To start with stator pole axis AA‘ and rotor pole axis aa‘ are in
alignment as shown in diagram
 They are in the minimum reluctance position so far as phase
windings is concerned.
 Then dLa/dθ=0. At this position inductance of B windings is
neither maximum nor minimum. There exists dLb/dθ and dLc/dθ.
 Now if B phase is energized then the rotor develops a torque
because of variable reluctance and existences of variation in
inductance.

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  The torque developed is equal to (1/2)iB2(dLB/dθ). This
direction is such that BB‘ and bb‘ try to get aligned.
 If this torque is more than the opposing load torque and
frictional torque the rotor starts rotating.
 When the shaft occupies the position such that BB‘ and bb‘
are in alignment (i.e.,) θ=30°, no torque is developed as in
this position dLB/dθ=0.
 Thus electrical to mechanical power conversion takes place.

Kongunadu College of Engineering & Technology Switched Reluctance Motor

 LINEAR SWITCHED RELUCTANCE
MOTOR
CONSTRUCTION
 The stator construction of linear SRM can be classified
into two types.
 Active stator. ( With windings)
 Passive stator. ( Without windings)

 Active stator has windings and alternate poles .the

windings are evenly distributed. There are group of coils
are present in the stator slots. Passive stator has no
windings and only has poles and iron core laminations.
 Translator has no windings and only has poles and iron
core laminations. Which has alternate poles.

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 DIAGRAM

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 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

 When the applying the supply to the stator, the coils are
energized and also the reluctance between stator and
rotor poles are varied.
 Due to the variation of reluctance the stator create the
linear force.
 Thus the translator moved as per the energization of
stator coils.

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 APPLICATIONS OF SRM

 Washing machines
 Vacuum cleaner
 Automobile applications
 Robotics control applications

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 REFERENCES

S.No Books / Web Sources

1. K.Venkataratnam, ‘Special Electrical Machines’, Universities Press (India) Private Limited, 2008

2. T.J.E. Miller, ‘Brushless Permanent Magnet and Reluctance Motor Drives’, Clarendon Press,Oxford, 1989.

3. T. Kenjo, ‘Stepping Motors and Their Microprocessor Controls’, Clarendon Press London, 1984.

R.Krishnan, ‘Switched Reluctance Motor Drives – Modeling, Simulation, Analysis, Design andApplication’, CRC
4. Press, New York, 2001.

5. P.P. Aearnley, ‘Stepping Motors – A Guide to Motor Theory and Practice’, Peter Perengrinus ,London, 1982.

6. T. Kenjo and S. Nagamori, ‘Permanent Magnet and Brushless DC Motors’, Clarendon Press, London, 1988.

7. K.Dhayalini, “Special Electrical Machines,” Anuradha Publications, 2017.

8. Google and Wikipedia

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