Design optimization of switched reluctance generator to maximize efficiency and gen-power ratio

An electromagnetic simulation model based on finite element method (FEM) is introduced for the switched reluctance generator (SRG) by which the important electromagnetic characteristics of this generator are derived from carrying out 2D finite element (FE) transient analysis. Based on the design of experiments (DOE) algorithm, a design optimization procedure is also proposed for the SRG to maximize both the efficiency and the gen-power ratio. The introduced electromagnetic simulation model and the proposed design optimization procedure are applied to an 8/6 SRG and the simulation results are presented.