Switched Reluctance Motors and Drives can provide an effective alternative to induction motors in many situations where the operating conditions do not suit them. Disadvantages of these conventional induction motor based systems include: Induction motors with direct-on-line starting, draw very high starting currents especially where the initial torque is high Induction motors with soft starting […]

The technology behind the switched reluctance motor (SRM) has been in existence since the mid-nineteenth century. These early examples never reached their potential because they were difficult to control, noisy and unreliable. However, with recent developments in electronic switching, using insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology, the SRM have become an excellent solution for a wide […]