Switched reluctance motor

A switched reluctance motor, comprising:

• a stator core having a plurality of inwardly protruding poles at predetermined intervals;
• a plurality of coils wound around the plurality of inwardly protruding poles of the stator core, respectively;
• and
• a rotor core rotatably housed inside the stator core with a predetermined gap therebetween, and having a plurality of outwardly protruding poles along a radial direction and round portions that protrude, respectively, from front ends of each of the plurality of outwardly protruded poles of the rotor core, so that gaps formed, respectively, between the plurality of inwardly protruding poles of the stator core and the plurality of outwardly protruding poles of the rotor core are gradually reduced during rotation of the rotor core, wherein each of the round portions comprises a plurality of round portions having different curvatures, and wherein the plurality of round portions comprise:
• first round portions formed at the front ends of the plurality of protruding poles of the rotor core in a rotating direction of the rotor core;
• and
• second round portions formed to have a larger curvature than the first round portions, and connected to rear ends of the first round portions in the rotating direction of the rotor core.