The Reluctance of the Rotor
Rafiq tapped the book. "Because of —the very soul Ashfaq Hussain explains. The stator’s rotating magnetic field induces currents in the damper windings. Those currents create their own poles. The rotor has no choice but to chase them. It’s not magic. It’s reluctance torque turning into reluctance to stay still ." electrical machines by ashfaq hussain
"No," Rafiq said, opening the generator’s side panel. "In Ashfaq Hussain’s words, reluctance is stubbornness. Look at your field poles. The magnetic flux path is broken—air gaps are uneven. The rotor refuses to lock into step." The Reluctance of the Rotor Rafiq tapped the book
Rafiq smiled. "Beta, the machine doesn’t care about your equations. It cares about reluctance ." " Rafiq said