Test bench for switched reluctance motor drives

After a switched reluctance motor (SRM) has been designed and built a set of tests are performed to verify its main design parameters and characteristics. This paper shows a test bench and the instrumentation that allows coping with this task. Although the test rig has been sized for a 300 W SRM to be used in a domestic washing machine the scheme can easily be adapted for higher power drives

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