Study and Implementation of a Computational Platform to Drive a Switched Reluctance Motor 8x6 for Electric Vehicles Applications


M.B.S.Pinto, G.P.Viajante, M.E.Oliveira, E.N.Chaves and M.A.A.Freitas

2019/07/15

Abstract

This paper aims to develop a computational platformfor study and analysis of a Switched Reluctance Machine (SRM) 8x6 operating as motor for electric vehicles applications. In SRM modelling it was used the non-linear approach, which includes the representation of the magnetic circuit saturation through the concept of incremental inductance. For machine drive is used the topology of the asymmetrical half-bridge converter. The proposal is to make the computational representation to simulate of the behaviour of this machine under several operations conditions, guaranteeing safety and reliability of the results. Besides the drive of the SRM, the computational platform allows the study of the various magnitudes and aspects of this machine, such as: inductance, torque, speed profile, power and efficiency. A current control is also implemented, and simulation results are presented and discussed.

Published in: Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal (RE&PQJ, Nº. 17)
Pages: 333-336 Date of Publication: 2019/07/15
ISSN: 2172-038X Date of Current Version:2019/04/10
REF: 302-19 Issue Date: July 2019
DOI:10.24084/repqj17.302 Publisher: EA4EPQ

 

Authors and affiliations

M.B.S.Pinto1, G.P.Viajante1,M.E.Oliveira, E.N.Chaves and M.A.A.Freitas
1. Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Goiás. Campus of Itumbiara – Goiás, (Brazil)

Key words

Electric vehicles, Energy efficiency, Switched Reluctance Motor 8x6.

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