About phases dependence in a switched reluctance generator

Abstract

This paper analyses and discusses the phase’s dependence of the switched reluctance generator-SRG. A 6x4 SRG prototype was assembling for tests. Each one of this SRG phases can be connected and disconnected when needed. A reduced switches count converter that was use to drive the SRG. Experimental results showed changes in the characteristics wave forms of two operational phases when the third phase is disconnected. At a first sight, it was an unexpected result [1], [2]. Although many tests were conduced confirming the first result. Therefore, it should be say that for the prototype tested under the conduced testing conditions each phase behavior depends in the other phases behave. Remarkable changes in the waveforms those are present here. They show that there is not independence between the phases but a truly strong dependence among them.