The impact of four phase switched reluctance motor's control parameters on the performance of the drive

The results of four phase switched reluctance motor tests were presented in this paper. Torque versus speed characteristics were executed for different control parameters. The energy converter designed to this motor allows to control phase current and switching angles independently. The experimental results show that the shape of the mechanical characteristics heavily depends of the switching angles and maximum phase current. It has been found through tests, that efficiency characteristics of the drive can be improved by the right adjustment of the switching angles, even in the low load conditions.