A dynamo-electric machine such as a switched reluctance motor (10). A stator (14) has a central bore (16) and a plurality of inwardly salient poles (18A-18D) extending into the bore. A rotor (22) is mounted on a shaft (24) for rotation relative to the stator. The rotor has a plurality of outwardly...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5844343?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5844343 - Auxiliary starting switched reluctance motor
