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Switched Reluctance Machines

Switched Reluctance Machines

Code	11460
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	10
Workload	OT(15H)
Scientific area	Electrotechnics and Electronics
Entry requirements	N/A.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face and tutorial.
Work placements	N/A.
Learning outcomes	- Study and understand the physical and electromagnetic principles of the switched reluctance machines. - Know how to select a specific switched reluctance drive and how to control it. - Understand the processes to be adopted in the design of a switched reluctance machine and how to apply them.
Syllabus	I. Introduction to the switched reluctance machines (SRM): I.1. Principle of operation of the SRM. I.2. The rotating motor and the linear motor. II. Operating Characteristics of the MRVC: II.1. The operating characteristics in stationary regime. II.2. The operating characteristics in transient regime. II.3. Analysis of the machine through analytical methods. II.4. Analysis of the machine through numerical methods. III. Design of the MRVC: III.1. Methods applied in the design. III.2. The parametric design. III.3. Design using CAD. IV: Control of the MRVC: IV.1. The electronic converters used in the machine drive. IV.2. Machine control methodologies. IV.3. The acoustic noise and methods applied to its minimization. IV.4. Sensorless control of the MRVC. V. Applications of the MRVC. VI. The MRVC used as generator: design, analysis and control.
Main Bibliography	Main Bibliography R. Krishnan, Switched Reluctance Motor Drives: Modeling, Simulation, Analysis, Design, and Applications, 1st ed., CRC Press, 2001. TJE Miller, Electronic Control of Switched Reluctance Machines, Newnes Publisher, 2001. Recommended Bibliography T. J. E. Miller, James R., Jr. Hendershot, Switched Reluctance Motors and Their Control, Magna Physics Publishing, Oxford Science Publications, 1993. Warner Leonhard, Control of Electrical Drives, 3th ed., Springer-Verlag, 2001. Maria do Rosário Alves Calado, “Actuador Linear de Relutância Variável Comutado. Modelização, Dimensionamento, Construção e Ensaio”, PhD Thesis, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2002. For Further Reading Shoujun Song, Detailed Design of a 30kw Switched Reluctance Starter/generator System Used in More/all Electric Aircraft, Shaker Verlag GmbH, Germany, 2009. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, on Industry Applications, on Energy Conversion, IEEExplore.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.