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A control system for and method of controlling a switched reluctance generator to maintain stable control of the generator in the continuous current mode. This is achieved by sensing the load on the generator, the speed of the rotor and the position of the rotor with respect to each phase winding in

A control system for and method of controlling a switched reluctance generator to maintain stable control of the generator in the continuous current mode. This is achieved by sensing the load on the generator, the speed of the rotor and the position of the rotor with respect to each phase winding in order to derive switching command signals to maintain the volt-seconds applied to the winding in each phase period so as to inhibit progressive flux growth in the phase windings by actuation of the controller switches.

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A switched reluctance system comprising: a switched reluctance machine including a stator having a plurality of stator poles, a rotor having a plurality of rotor poles, the rotor being rotatably positioned with respect to the stator, and at least one phase winding associated with at least one stator

A switched reluctance system comprising: a switched reluctance machine including a stator having a plurality of stator poles, a rotor having a plurality of rotor poles, the rotor being rotatably positioned with respect to the stator, and at least one phase winding associated with at least one stator pole, wherein rotation of the rotor produces cyclic variations in the inductance of the at least one phase winding and wherein each cyclic variation in the at least one phase winding\s inductance defines a phase period corresponding to the angle of rotor rotation required for one cyclic variation; a controller coupled to provide firing signals that control the energization of the phase winding; at least one switch adapted to couple the at least one phase winding to a source of electric power to energize the at least one phase winding in response to the firing signals from the controller, wherein the firing signals provided by the controller are such that the least one phase winding is coupled to the source of electric power over an angular period that is greater than 50% of the phase period such that the current in the phase winding is continuous over at least one complete phase period.