“…For machine design, proper stator/rotor pole combination is known to be an important criterion to enhance the performance. By way of examples, in [6]- [11], the influence of stator/rotor pole combinations on electromagnetic performance is investigated for various machines, e.g., SRMs [6], [7], permanent magnet (PM) synchronous machines [8], [9], flux switching PM machines [10], synchronous reluctance machines [11]. As for VFRMs, the electromagnetic performance of 6s/(4, 5, 7, 8)r and 12s/ (8,10,11,13,14)r VFRMs are comparatively analyzed in [5] and [12], respectively.…”