A current controller for a switched reluctance motor based on model reference adaptive control

Switched reluctance motors (SRMs) have some mechanically structural and electrical advantages. They also have disadvantages not only related to noise but also to nonlinearity in electromechanical responses. Unlike, for example, dc motors, the responses of current and torque of SRMs heavily depend on operating point associated with current and speed. Adaptive control based on model reference adaptive control is proposed for current control of SRMs. Experiment validates that the controller can regulate current response regardless of the operating points.