Torque ripple and radial force reduction in double-rotor switched reluctance machines

摘要

A double-rotor switched reluctance machine includes a stator, a first rotor, and a second rotor. The stator and the first rotor operate as a first electric machine and the stator and the second rotor operate as a second electric machine. Each electric machine has an output torque profile that fluctuates periodically between a maximum and a minimum instantaneous torque. The double-rotor switched reluctance machine is configured so that when the first and second electric machines are operated at a common electrical frequency, the first and second maximum instantaneous torques are temporally offset, thereby reducing the overall torque ripple of the switched reluctance machine. Additionally, or alternatively, a double-rotor switched reluctance machine is configured so that the first and second rotors are radially offset from each other to reduce a net radial force imposed on the stator by the operation of the first and second electric machines.

主权项

1. A double-rotor switched reluctance machine comprising:
a stator, a first rotor, and a second rotor; the stator and the first rotor configured to operate as a first electric machine having an output torque profile that, for a first average output torque, fluctuates periodically between a first maximum instantaneous torque and a first minimum instantaneous torque as the first rotor rotates relative to the stator; the stator and the second rotor configured to operate as a second electric machine having an output torque profile that, for a second average output torque, fluctuates periodically between a second maximum instantaneous torque and a second minimum instantaneous torque as the second rotor rotates relative to the stator; the double-rotor switched reluctance machine configured so that when the first and second electric machines are operated at a common electrical frequency, the first and second maximum instantaneous torques are temporally offset, thereby reducing an overall torque ripple of the double-rotor switched reluctance machine.