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A comprehensive review of switched reluctance generator technology for renewable energy conversion and industrial applications

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  • Babar, Ali
  • Ge, Lefei
  • Du, Nan
  • Noor, Kazi Sifat
  • Song, Shoujun

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Sustainable electrification and renewable energy resources, particularly wind power generation, are vital solutions to growing environmental problems and mitigate the issue of affordable and clean energy conversion. The switched reluctance generator (SRG) technology is emerging and considered a suitable candidate among various energy conversion technologies because of its simple structure, low cost, robustness, and ability to operate over wide speed ranges. These capabilities allow the SRG to efficiently harvest energy from intermittent wind resources as well as to permit direct-drive configurations to lower maintenance and improve reliability. Despite the SRG features, it has a few drawbacks, such as output voltage fluctuations, acoustic noise generation, and complex nonlinear dynamics. By appropriate design, innovative converter structure, and advanced control strategies, it is feasible to make the SRG technology a promising technology for next-generation renewable energy conversion and other specific applications, including aircraft systems and electric vehicles. This review article presents a detailed analysis of existing research on SRG technology to examine the design methodologies, power converter structures, advanced control strategies, and future trends of SRGs.

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  • Babar, Ali & Ge, Lefei & Du, Nan & Noor, Kazi Sifat & Song, Shoujun, 2026. "A comprehensive review of switched reluctance generator technology for renewable energy conversion and industrial applications," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 240(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:240:y:2026:i:c:s1364032126004697
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2026.117170
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