Comparison of two types of hybrid motor/generator

This paper presents the comparison results between two new motor/generator configurations. These motor/generator units are a field assisted switched reluctance motor (SRM) and a brushless dc (BLDC) motor without permanent magnet. The proposed SRM and BLDC consist of two stator and rotor sets (layers). To evaluate the motors performance, two types of analysis, namely, the numerical technique and the experimental study have been utilized. In the numerical analysis, the finite element analysis is employed, whereas in the experimental study, proto-types have been built and tested.