Optimization of Switched Reluctance Motor for Two Wheels Electric Vehicle

Switched reluctance motor (SRM) have become widely used for many application in recent years due to its simple structure. However, recent trend in two wheels electric vehicle application still tends toward the use of brushless DC (BLDC) motor as its main propulsion system. Thus, in this paper, design and analysis of a switched reluctance motor for the application of a two wheels electric vehicle were discussed and further investigated. Analysis of the switched reluctance motor design was performed using software model representation in FEA software. Comparative study of the switched reluctance motor with a brushless DC motor for the application of an two wheels electric vehicle was presented. Optimization of the switched reluctance motor were also performed to further improve the performance of the initial design. From the result, it was found that the switched reluctance motor manage to gives similar performance in terms of its efficiency and torque output as compared to the brushless DC motor and can be considered as a potential replacement for the two wheels electric vehicle application.