Modeling of a switched reluctance machine based on the invertible torque function

This paper presents a switched reluctance machine model based on an invertible expression representing the torque-phase current relationship. The model can be useful for real-time control in high-performance applications when the command current is derived from the torque command. The two angular functions that the model requires as input can easily be calculated from the known static torque-position characteristics for two currents. However, the paper also proposes the analytical models of the angular functions. The result is a geometry-based analytical model, with all parameters derived from machine geometry and material properties. Simulation and experimental results illustrate that the model provides very high accuracy.