Design and Analysis of a 16/6 Bearingless Switched Reluctance Motor with Segment Hybrid Rotor Teeth

Abstract

In this article, a 16/6 bearingless switched reluctance motor (BSRM) with segment hybrid rotor teeth has been presented. To realize the decoupling control of torque and suspension force, the rotor teeth were divided into three torque teeth and three suspension teeth, and both of them are embedded in support part. First, both torque and suspension force are generated by short‐circuit excitation, the flux linkage coupling between torque windings and suspension windings was eliminated, and the separate control of torque and suspension force was achieved. Then, by increasing the pole arc of suspension teeth, the inductance of suspension windings is kept constant, which eliminates the influence on the output torque when adjusting suspension force. Finally, the coupling degree is further reduced by using nonmagnetic material as the supporting part. In addition, to achieve a greater output torque, the torque teeth are processed into U‐shape and optimized the pole arc of stator teeth and rotor teeth. The characteristics of inductance, flux linkage, and output torque are analyzed by the finite‐element method, and the results show that the proposed structure basically achieves the decoupling control of torque and suspension force. © 2020 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.