Abstract

Performance of the switched reluctance motor at starting depends on the current and hence the voltage applied to the motor. This paper will find the different performance of Switched Reluctance Motor both using hysteresis current control and the voltage control to start the motor at no load and a certain load. The use of reluctance motors is due to the simple motor construction, no magnetic parts, ruggedness, high-speed capability, high torque to inertia ratio although there are disadvantages such as vibration and complicated strategy to control the converter to drive the motor. The speed achieved, current, and torque will be identified using Matlab Simulink for hysteresis current regulation by using magnetic current reference and hysteresis current limiter at a predetermined value. The voltage control got better performance compared to hysteresis current control while the hysteresis current control achieved safe and smooth current, but lower performance.