A novel modelica based design platform for switched reluctance drive systems

Thanks to the inherent benefits of the switched reluctance drive (SRD) such as significant improvements on production, robustness and efficiency, the SRD is attracting great interests for the academic and industrial society in the last decade. Especially, the SRD could be an excellent candidate for vehicle and aerospace applications. However, the SRD is not widely accepted by the industry yet, mainly due to some issues such as missing proven control algorithm, inefficient design process and improper integration into complex engineering systems. To solve these issues, a novel Modelica based design platform for SRD recently has been developed. The design platform provides an easy way to build a SRD system model for control algorithm development, rapid control prototyping, hardware-in-the-loop test and even system integration for complex applications. As result, a systematical design process covering magnetic calculation, control design and system integration for the SRD can be achieved.