Flux concentration and pole shaping in a single phase hybrid switched reluctance motor drive

The single phase hybrid switched reluctance motor (HSRM) may be a good candidate for low-cost drives used for pump applications. This paper presents a new design of the HSRM with improved starting torque achieved by stator pole shaping, and a better arrangement of the embedded stator permanent magnets with flux concentration effects. Analysis and simulation results of the proposed HSRM drive are validated using experimental results on a prototype HSRM.