Abstract:
A switched reluctance motor (10) has a rotor position sensing system (22) to provide for each rotor revolution one set of logic state transitions having time intervals and time durations determined by the angular rotor position with respect to a datum. The output from system (22) is delivered to a logic circuit device (24) with several channels and arranged to derive further sets of logic transitions by combinatorial logic. One set of logic transitions is selected by a selector (25) and is applied to the commutation switches of the motor (10).
Abstract:
An electric machine is described. The electric machine includes a rotor comprising a rotor disk and a plurality of permanent magnets magnetically coupled to the rotor disk. The plurality of permanent magnets include a substantially flat profile and are aligned in a substantially planar array. The electric machine also includes a stator comprising a solid stator core and a plurality of coils each wound around a coil insulating member. The stator core includes a plurality of stator teeth extending substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotor.