OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE OF A SWITCHED RELUCTANCE GENERATOR

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufiya University, Shebin El-Kom,

Abstract

Former studies have been focused on switched reluctance machine as a motor.
This paper introduces an analytical and experimental study on a switched
reluctance generator. Two basic operating conditions namely, constant voltage
dc source and separately-excited generator with direct load have been
proposed and analytically investigated. An experimental study has been carried
out on the separately-excited condition and good matching has been obtained
between measured and corresponding analytical results. Specific characteristics
and suitable applications of this generating system have been discussed.

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