Experimental investigations on a novel laboratory prototype of axial flux switched reluctance motor

The Switched Reluctance Motor has a very high torque to weight ratio which can be further increased by using a novel double-sided axial-flux configuration as proposed here. By virtue of its mechanical construction this configuration is suitable for direct wheel drive application. Results of magnetic analysis of and experiments on a laboratory prototype (8/6 pole, 500 VA, 12 Volt, rated 100 RPM) with single-sided-excitation along with hardware set-up is presented here. Experimental results of current chopping, advance angle variation & a speed controller based on voltage control is presented alongside. This novel setup has been fully designed and fabricated, along with power electronic converter, in the laboratory.