SINGLE PHASE SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MACHINE WITH SHORT FLUX PATH

摘要

A reluctance machine includes a stator having N stator poles and a rotor having N rotor poles. Each stator pole has a stator winding, and the windings of the N stator poles are configured for excitation in a single phase. The current flow in the windings is controlled to support a constrained flux path across two air gaps provided by circumferentially adjacent rotor/stator pole pairs. The rotor may further be structurally configured to support that constrained flux path and preclude diagonal flux across the rotor.

主权项

1. A reluctance machine, comprising:
a stator having N stator poles, each stator pole having a stator winding; and a rotor having N rotor poles and configured to rotate about an axis of rotation; wherein the windings of the N stator poles are configured for excitation in a single phase; and wherein current in the windings for two circumferentially adjacent stator poles is controlled such that axial current flow in the windings through a gap between the two circumferentially adjacent stator poles during single phase excitation flows in a same axial direction.