@article{c3933a25312447f1b7365f8046c9f849,
title = "Test results and torque improvement of the 50-kw switched reluctance motor designed for hybrid electric vehicles",
abstract = "A switched reluctance motor (SRM) has been developed as one of the possible candidates of rare-earth-free electric motors. A prototype machine has been built and tested. It has competitive dimensions, torque, power, and efficiency with respect to the 50-kW interior permanent magnet synchronous motor employed in the hybrid electric vehicles (Toyota Prius 2003). It is found that competitive power of 50-kW rating and efficiency of 95% are achieved. The prototype motor provided 85% of the target torque. Except the maximum torque, the most speed-torque region is found to be covered by the test SRM. The cause of discrepancy in the measured and calculated torque values is examined. An improved design is attempted, and a new experimental switched reluctance machine is designed and built for testing. The results are given in this paper.",
keywords = "Efficiency map, hybrid vehicles, switched reluctance motor (SRM), torque density",
author = "Motoki Takeno and Akira Chiba and Nobukazu Hoshi and Satoshi Ogasawara and Masatsugu Takemoto and Rahman, {M. Azizur}",
note = "Funding Information: Manuscript received December 16, 2011; accepted February 9, 2012. Date of publication May 16, 2012; date of current version July 13, 2012. Paper 2011-EMC-784, presented at the 2011 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, September 17–22, and approved for publication in the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS by the Electric Machines Committee of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. This work was supported by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Japan, as a part of the Li-EAD project.",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1109/TIA.2012.2199952",
language = "English",
volume = "48",
pages = "1327--1334",
journal = "IEEE Transactions on Applications and Industry",
issn = "0093-9994",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "4",
}