A method for manufacturing a switched reluctance machine having a plurality of rotor poles (510a, 510b, 510c, ..., 5101) and a predetermined number of stator poles (505a, 505b, 505c, ..., 505i) comprising: determining the predetermined number of stator poles; determining a number of phases; determining a number of rotor poles based on the predetermined number of stator poles and the number of phases according to N s m k ceil mod k m m , if the number of phases is an odd number, and N s m k ceil mod k m 2 m 2 , if the number of phases is an even number, wherein N s is the predetermined number of stator poles, m is the number of phases, and k is a configuration index where k comprises a range of values, and each value in the range is greater than 0 and based on the number of phases, m, according to: k = m + 2 2 , m + 2 2 + 1 , m + 2 2 + 2 , ... , if the number of phases is an even number, and k = m + 1 2 , m + 1 2 + 1 , m + 1 2 + 2 , ... , if the number of phases is an odd number, and wherein a pole-phase index is an odd number, the pole-phase index being a ratio of the predetermined number of stator poles to the number of phases; providing a stator having the predetermined number of stator poles, wherein each stator pole is a salient pole and the stator poles are symmetrical disposed; rotatably mounting a rotor with respect to the stator , the rotor having the number of rotor poles, wherein the rotor poles are salient poles at the rotor poles are symmetrically disposed; and winding a plurality of phase windings around the predetermined number of stator poles to form the number of phases of the switched reluctance machine , the plurality of phase windings being wound in a mutually coupled configuration and adapted to carry electric current to generate magnetic flux pattern in the predetermined number of stator poles where the magnetic flux pattern generated by energizing one phase creates flux linking to the other phases of the switched reluctance machine to provide a balanced distribution of the magnetic flux patterns around the stator . determining the predetermined number of stator poles; determining a number of phases; determining a number of rotor poles based on the predetermined number of stator poles and the number of phases according to N s m k ceil mod k m m , if the number of phases is an odd number, and N s m k ceil mod k m 2 m 2 , if the number of phases is an even number, wherein N s is the predetermined number of stator poles, m is the number of phases, and k is a configuration index where k comprises a range of values, and each value in the range is greater than 0 and based on the number of phases, m, according to: k = m + 2 2 , m + 2 2 + 1 , m + 2 2 + 2 , ... , if the number of phases is an even number, and k = m + 1 2 , m + 1 2 + 1 , m + 1 2 + 2 , ... , if the number of phases is an odd number, and wherein a pole-phase index is an odd number, the pole-phase index being a ratio of the predetermined number of stator poles to the number of phases; providing a stator having the predetermined number of stator poles, wherein each stator pole is a salient pole and the stator poles are symmetrical disposed; rotatably mounting a rotor with respect to the stator , the rotor having the number of rotor poles, wherein the rotor poles are salient poles at the rotor poles are symmetrically disposed; and winding a plurality of phase windings around the predetermined number of stator poles to form the number of phases of the switched reluctance machine , the plurality of phase windings being wound in a mutually coupled configuration and adapted to carry electric current to generate magnetic flux pattern in the predetermined number of stator poles where the magnetic flux pattern generated by energizing one phase creates flux linking to the other phases of the switched reluctance machine to provide a balanced distribution of the magnetic flux patterns around the stator . <EOS>