Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drive for Electric Vehicles Including Cross-Magnetic Saturation

This paper proposes a high-efficiency synchronous reluctance motor drive for the traction system of an electric vehicle. A vector control system, along with a maximum torque per ampere strategy was implemented taking into account the cross-magnetic saturation in the motor, to achieve a high- efficiency drive with a good dynamic behavior. Experimental results obtained in the laboratory, both in steady-state and transient regimes, demonstrate the feasibility and applicability of the developed control system for the target application.