Author(s)

S. Muthulakshmi, R. Dhanasekaran

Department of Electrical and Electronics, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram, India.

This paper presents new converter for torque ripple minimization of three phases Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM). The proposed converter has basic passive circuit which includes two diodes and one capacitor to the front end of an asymmetric converter with a specific end goal to get a high magnetization and demagnetization voltage. In view of this boost capacitor, the charge and demagnetization voltage are higher. Accordingly, it can reduce the negative torque generation from the tail current and enhance the output power. The proposed converter circuit is equipped for minimizing the SRM torque ripple furthermore enhancing the average torque when contrasted with traditional converter circuit. A three-phase SRM is modeled and the simulation output for no load and stacked condition depicts that the proposed converter has better performance when contrasted with traditional converter. It is appropriate for electric vehicle applications. The proposed framework is simulated by utilizing MATLAB/Simulink environment and their outcomes are examined extravagantly.

SRM, MATLAB, Torque Ripple, Asymmetric Converter, Magnetization, Demagnetization

Muthulakshmi, S. and Dhanasekaran, R. (2016) A New Front End Capacitive Converter Fed Switched Reluctance Motor for Torque Ripple Minimization. Circuits and Systems, 7, 585-595. doi: 10.4236/cs.2016.75050.