A power electronic arrangement for a reluctance
machine, comprising: a first auxiliary converter operable to deliver a bias
voltage during a first and third portion of an electrical cycle, the first auxiliary converter comprising: a first
voltage source associated with a first phase winding; a second
voltage source associated with a second phase winding; and a second auxiliary converter operable to deliver a bias voltage during a second and fourth portion of the electrical cycle, the second auxiliary converter comprising: a third
voltage source associated with the second phase winding; and a fourth
voltage source associated with a
third phase winding, wherein, during the first and third portions of the electrical cycle, when a current in the first phase winding is larger than a current in the second phase winding, the first
voltage source is configured to extract power from a
circulating current loop and the second voltage source is configured to inject power into the
circulating current loop, and when the current in the second phase winding is larger than the current in the first phase winding, the first voltage source is configured to inject power into the
circulating current loop and the second voltage source is configured to extract power from the circulating
current loop; and wherein, during the second and fourth portions of the electrical cycle, when a current in the second phase winding is larger than a current in the
third phase winding, the third voltage source is configured to extract power from the circulating
current loop and the fourth voltage source is configured to inject power into the circulating
current loop, and when the current in the
third phase winding is larger than the current in the second phase winding, the third voltage source is configured to inject power into the circulating current loop and the fourth voltage source is configured to extract power from the circulating current loop.