Configuration of converter switches and machine coils of a switched reluctance machine

A system comprising:

• a switched reluctance machine including a plurality of phases, each phase including a plurality of machine coils, the switched reluctance machine having a plurality of magnetic cores, each machine coil being wound around a corresponding magnetic core of the plurality of magnetic cores;
• a plurality of sets of positive side switch circuits in electrical parallel connection, wherein the positive side switch circuits of each set are each electrically connected to a machine coil of the same phase, each positive side switch circuit including a first power switch and a first diode, the first power switch being in electrical connection with a positive side of the machine coil between the first power switch and the first diode;
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• a plurality of sets of negative side switch circuits in electrical parallel connection, wherein the negative side switch circuits of each set are each electrically connected to a machine coil of the same phase, each negative side switch circuit including a second power switch and a second diode, the second power switch being in electrical connection with a negative side of the machine coil between the second power switch and the second diode.