Comparative analysis of outer rotor five phase switched reluctance motor with higher rotor poles configurations for EV application

Abstract

This paper presents the design conditions and the performance of the outer rotor five-phase switched reluctance motor (OR-FPSRM) with a higher rotor pole configuration for Electric vehicles (EV) applications. The design considerations of pole arc angle selection, pole enclosure, and slot area for different rotor pole combinations have been discussed and their effect on the performance of the motor is investigated. OR-FPSRM with higher rotor pole configuration (10/8, 10/12, 10/14 &10/16) of constant core volume has been designed by the above considerations and optimized by the genetic algorithm. The comparative analysis of various performance factors such as speed, torque, core losses, and copper losses for the OR-FPSRM and its higher rotor poles combination have been shown. The analysis of the motor has been carried out in the Ansys Maxwell environment.