Jae-Seung Yoon, Dong-Hee Kim, Hye-Ung Shin, and Kyo-Beum Lee, "Torque Ripple Minimization for Switched Reluctance Motors Using a Fuzzy Logic and Sliding Mode Control," The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers, vol. 63, no. 10, pp.1 > Paper

This paper presents a torque ripple reduction algorithm for the switched reluctance motor drives using the fuzzy logic and the sliding

mode control. A turn-on angle controller based on the fuzzy logic determines the optimal turn-on angle. In addition, a sliding mode

torque control (SMTC) methods reduces torque ripples instantaneously in the commutation region. The proposed algorithm does

not require complex system models considering nonlinear magnetizing or demagnetizing periods of the phase current. According to

the rotor speed and torque, the proposed controller changes the turn-on angle and reference torque instantaneously until the torque

ripples are minimized. The simulation and experimental results verify the validity of minimizing the torque ripple performance.