The insertion of permanent magnets (PMs) within the rotor slots of Synchronous Reluctance
Machines (SyRM) is the most common design strategy used to increase significantly their
performance. In this paper it is shown how a permanent magnet assisted synchronous
reluctance machine (PMaSyRM) can be optimized to satisfy all the electromagnetic and
structural constraints arising as the maximum operating speed increases. This is done
considering a variety PMs material. This work, the second of two companion papers, briefly …

The design of synchronous reluctance machines with and without permanent magnets
assistance constitutes a challenging engineering task due to the numerous design variables
and performance indexes to be considered. The design complexity increases even further
when the application requires high speed operation, with consequent rotor structural
constraints and related effects on the electromagnetic performance. Structured as two-parts
companion papers, this work proposes a comprehensive design procedure able to consider …