https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2010123
Study and experimentation of a rotor current excited Vernier reluctance machine aimed to direct-driven applications
1
Laboratoire d'Électrotechnique et d'Électronique de Puissance de Lille
(L2EP), Bât. P2, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
2
Institut de Recherche en Électrotechnique et Électronique de Nantes
Atlantique (IREENA), 44602 Saint-Nazaire, France
Corresponding author: mounaim.tounzi@univ-lille1.fr
Received:
14
December
2009
Accepted:
28
June
2010
Published online:
17
September
2010
The present paper deals with the study and experimentation of a rotor current excited Vernier reluctance machine. First, the structure is introduced and the conditions on the teeth and the polarity numbers necessary for the smooth running of such a structure are presented. Then, a simple procedure is given, based on some simplifying hypotheses, to obtain the initial geometrical and electrical sizes of a designed prototype. To validate the operating principle of the structure, a prototype is designed and studied using 2D FEM. Finally, this prototype was constructed and simulation results were compared to those obtained from the prototype.
© EDP Sciences, 2010
