Design of Switched Reluctance Motor Competitive to 60-kW IPMSM in Third-Generation Hybrid Electric Vehicle

In this paper, the design of a switched reluctance motor (SRM) having torque, power, speed-range, and efficiency values competitive to those of the interior permanent-magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) employed in the 2009 Toyota Prius has been investigated. The outer diameter and axial length are the same as those of the IPMSM. A maximum torque of 207 N·m is needed up to the knee speed of 2768 r/min. An output power of 60 kW is required in the speed range from 2768 to 13 900 r/min. It is shown that the aforementioned requirements can be satisfied by the designed SRM, although the current density and weight are slightly increased. At high speed, the simulation results show that the output of the designed SRM is greatly enhanced with respect to that of the IPMSM.