Nowadays, a growing interest in the efficiency and
the cost of electrical machines has been noticed. Therefore,
Synchronous Reluctance Motors (SynRMs) have become more
attractive, thanks to their higher efficiency and nevertheless
acceptable cost compared to induction machines. The rotor
design of SynRMs with or without permanent magnets (PMs) has
a huge effect on the motor efficiency, torque density and power
factor. This paper introduces an evaluation for the performance
of SynRMs with and without PMs in terms of efficiency, torque
and power factor maps. Three different rotor designs for the
same machine have been compared. For one machine, the
experimental measurements have been obtained and the
validation of the simulation results have been confirme
