Comparison of Synchronous Reluctance Motors with the Outer and Inner Rotor

The paper presents the comparison of two synchronous reluctance motors with the inner rotor and the outer one. The aim of the research is to determine the influence of motor type on electromagnetic torque and ripple factor. The results indicate that a maximum value of electromagnetic torque and the amplitude of the first harmonic of electromagnetic torque increase for the motor with the inner rotor, and the value of ripple factor increases as well. If both motor types with equal rated power, rotation frequency and current density are compared, the results show a possibility to reduce the volume of motor with the inner rotor by 15 %.