Performance Comparison of Transverse and Axially Laminated Synchronous Reluctance Machines

Transverse and axially laminated synchronous reluctance machines were designed out of a 6-pole and a 2-pole 0.75kW induction machines and compared. Two-pole synchronous reluctance machines are not common and are interesting to study, while six poles might be the best and most feasible upper limit for number of poles for this type of machine. Results show differences between the performance of axial and transverse laminated machines. The 6-pole transverse laminated machine appeared to have superior performance in several respects than the axial version, while the opposite held for the 2-pole machines