Switched Reluctance Motor Drives Fundamentals To Applications (Hb 2018) Hardcover

Electric motors are the biggest users of electricity and are crucial for the expanding electric vehicle and other electrification markets. Switched reluctance motors (SRMs), with their simple design, are very appealing to industries seeking efficient, high-performing, and affordable electric motors with a more reliable supply of materials. "Switched Reluctance Motor Drives: Fundamentals to Applications" is a thorough textbook covering all key aspects of SRM drives. It starts by outlining the use of electric motors across industrial, home, business, and transportation sectors. The book then explains how SRMs work and provides models for their analysis. It heavily focuses on the core principles and practical applications of SRM design, including details on materials, mechanical structure, and control systems. A major challenge with SRMs is acoustic noise and vibration, but the book explains how to significantly reduce this through a combined approach. Two chapters are dedicated to this: the first covers the basics of noise and vibration, providing readers with the tools to analyze these issues and explaining concepts like surface waves, spring-mass models, forcing harmonics, and mode shapes used in modeling. The second chapter applies these fundamentals specifically to SRMs, offering examples to pinpoint the sources of noise in these motors. The final chapter presents two SRM designs as potential replacements for permanent magnet motors in residential HVAC systems and hybrid-electric vehicles. It also showcases a design for a high-power, compact converter for SRM drives.