Comparison analysis of induction and line-start synchronous reluctance motors

The article presents research on the development of a low-cost line start synchronous reluctance motor (LSSRM) on the basis of components of a mass-produced three-phase low-power cage induction motor (IM). The aim was to obtain the best functional parameters for both the steady-state work condition and the asynchronous start-up. In the design-optimization calculations of the LSSRM, a field model of electromagnetic phenomena developed using the MagNet program was used. Laboratory tests were carried out on the designed and constructed prototype of the LSSRM, and the obtained results were compared with the results of an IM test.