Transverse versus axially laminated rotor reluctance synchronous motor for power trains

The paper presents a higher magnetic saliency-with open rotor flux barriers solution for a four-pole reluctance synchronous machine with transversal laminations anisotropic rotor. The rotor structure is very close to the axially laminated anisotropic rotor, but the manufacturing costs are estimated lower. Key FEM characterization and results for the two proposed solutions are compared in order to evaluate the applicability for power trains.