Title :
Faults and unbalance forces in the switched reluctance machine
Author_Institution :
Speed Lab., Glasgow Univ., UK
Abstract :
The author identifies and analyzes a number of severe fault conditions that can arise in the switched reluctance machine from the electrical and mechanical points of view. It is shown how the currents, torques, and forces may be estimated, and examples are included showing the possibility of large lateral forces on the rotor. The methods used for analysis include finite element analysis, magnetic circuit models, and experiments on a small machine specially modified for the measurement of forces and magnetization characteristics when the rotor is off-centered. The author also describes a computer program (PC-SRD Dynamic) which is used for simulating operation under fault, as well as normal, conditions. The author discusses various electrical configurations of windings and controller circuits, along with methods of fault detection and protective relaying
Keywords :
digital simulation; electric machine analysis computing; electrical faults; finite element analysis; machine protection; machine testing; machine theory; relay protection; rotors; software packages; switching circuits; synchronous machines; PC-SRD Dynamic; computer program; controller; currents; electrical configurations; fault detection; finite element analysis; forces; magnetic circuit models; magnetization characteristics; measurement; protective relaying; rotor; severe fault; switched reluctance machine; torques; unbalance forces; windings; Circuit analysis; Circuit faults; Computational modeling; Fault diagnosis; Finite element methods; Force measurement; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic circuits; Magnetization; Reluctance machines;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1993., Conference Record of the 1993 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1462-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1993.298909