Switched Reluctance Motors: Types, Design and Control
This course will discuss the design and control of the Reluctance Machines. With the recent spike in the cost of permanent magnets, there has been a surge in rare-earth alternative machines topologies. This motor is robust and requires low maintenance. However it has historically been credited with issues of high torque ripple, acoustic noise and vibration. However in response to these challenges, there have been several advancements in the design and control of the machine, which will also be explored. Topics covered include: Introduction to the concept of Reluctance; Inductance profile and Torque generation in Switched Reluctance Motor; Torque Speed Characteristics; Converters used in SRM control and Advancements in Reluctance Machines: Machine topologies and Control.
What you will learn:
- Describe the construction and basic operating principles of switched reluctance motors (SRM)
- Describe challenges with SRM
- Explain impact of various design and control features
Related courses:
Who should attend: Electrical engineer, Microwave engineer, Design engineer, Systems engineer, Product engineer, Lead engineer, Project engineer, Manufacturing engineer
Instructor
Mahesh Krishnamurthy
Dr. Mahesh Krishnamurthy received his MS in Electrical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri at Rolla) in 2004 and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2008. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and the director of the Electric Drives and Energy Conversion Lab and Grainger Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Before joining IIT, he worked as a Design Engineer at EF technologies in Arlington, Texas. His research primarily focuses on design, analysis and control of power electronics, electric machines and adjustable speed drives for automotive and renewable energy applications. Dr. Krishnamurthy is a Senior Member of IEEE and is the recipient of the 2006-2007 IEEE VTS- Transportation Electronics Fellowship Award. He is a distinguished lecturer with the IEEE-Vehicular Technology Society. He has co-authored over 60 scientific articles, book chapters and technical reports and has one US patent and three pending. He is the General Chair for the 2014 IEEE-Transportation Electrification Conference and Exposition. In the past, he has served as the Technical Program Chair for the 2011 Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference and 2013 IEEE-Transportation Electrification Conference. Dr. Krishnamurthy has served as the Guest Editor or Associate Editor for several IEEE journals including the Special Section of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology on Sustainable Transportation Systems, Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics on Transportation Electrification and Vehicle Systems and Special Issue of IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics on Transportation Electrification. He is currently serving as the Publication Chair for IEEE's Transportation Electrification Initiative.
Publication Year: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-5090-0509-3