Hassan Rouhani - Mechanical Engineering Department, K.N.T. University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Jawad Faiz - Applied Electromagnetic systems Center of Excellence, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Tehran, Iran
Caro Lucas - Control and Intelligent Processing Center of Excellence, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Tehran, Iran
Hossein Rouhani - Applied Design Center of Excellence, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Switched reluctance motors (SRM) are attracting much attention because of their special advantages. Generated heat by losses can reduce the life time of SRMs. Therefore, optimal design based on thermal modeling helps to improve their performance and increase their life time. In this paper, a lumped thermal model of SRM based on the analogue of conductive and convective thermal resistances is proposed. This model can be used to design the motor optimally and investigate the influences of dimensions upon the performance.

SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTORS - THERMAL MODELING – HEAT TRANSFER – THERMAL RESISTANCES