Engineering Guide CDA3000
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2  Drive definition
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2.5.3 Characteristic 
values of reluc-
tance motors
Typical torque characteristic
Figure 2.22 Typical torque characteristic of a reluctance motor in mains 
operation
Note: The motor may only be run to accelerate in asynchronous 
mode. If asynchronous mode is run for longer the motor will 
be destroyed.
(1)   Pull-in to synchronism
(2)   Pull-out of synchronism
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
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1
2
M
M
N
n/n
N
(1)
(2)
M
ksy
3
4
M
K
M
sy
12, M
N
⋅≈
M
ksy
16bis18,, M
N
⋅≈
M
K
35, M
N
⋅≈