Switched reluctance motors (SRMs) have various desirable features, such as simple and strong construction, high reliability, low cost, and ease of maintenance, as they have no rotor windings and no permanent magnets. These features make SRMs suitable for use in super-high-speed generators used in devices such as micro gas turbines. The ease of manufacture also makes SRMs advantageous for low-speed multipolar generators used in wind power generation. However, the application of SRMs to switched reluctance generators (SRGs) has not been fully investigated. In this paper, we report some considerations on the fundamental characteristics of SRGs in the light of experiments.
